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Lexicon, but shall be obliged to you to buy me the 

 Parkhurst, at any decent price, if possible. Can you 

 tell me any mode of joining the letters in writing in the 

 Greet character ; I find it difficult enough. The fol- 

 lowing is my manner ; is it right ?* 



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I can hardly flatter myself that you will give yourself 

 the trouble of corresponding with me, as all the advan- 

 tage would be on my side, without anything to compen- 

 sate for it on yours ; but — but in fact I do not know 

 what to say further, — only, that whenever you shall 

 think me worthy of a letter, I shnll be highly gratified. 



TO HIS BROTHER NEVILLE. 



Nottingham, 10th February 1803. 

 Dear Neville, 



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Now with regard to the subscription, I shall certainly 

 agree to this mode of publication, and I am very much 

 obliged to you for what you say regarding it. But we 

 must wait (except among your private friends) until we 

 get Lady Derby's answer, and Proposals are printed. 

 I think we shall readily raise 350, though Nottingham 

 is the worst place imaginable for any thing of that kind. 

 Even envy will interfere, I shall send proposals to 

 Chesterfield, to my uncle ; to Sheffield, to Miss Gales's 

 (booksellers), whom I saw at Chesterfield, and who have 

 lately sent me a pressing invitation to S , accom- 

 panied with a desire of Montgomery (the Poet Paul 

 Positive), to see me ; to Newark — Allen and Wright, 

 my friends there (the latter a bookseller) ; and I think 

 if they were stitched up with all the Monthly Mirrors, 

 it would promote the subscription. You are not to take 

 any money ; that would be absolute begging : the sub- 

 scribers put down their names, and pay the bookseller of 

 whom they get the copy. 



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* Tlie few Greek words wliicli followed were beautifully written. 



