The Expedition of Humphry Clinker - T. Smollett

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MY DEAREST LETTY,

       To Mrs MARY JONES, at Brambleton-hall.

       DEAR MARY,

       To Sir WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. at Oxon.

       DEAR KNIGHT,

       To Dr LEWIS.

       DEAR DOCTOR,

       To Mrs GWILLIM, house-keeper at Brambleton-hall.

       MRS GWYLLIM,

       To Dr LEWIS.

       DEAR LEWIS,

       To Sir WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon.

       DEAR WAT,

       To Dr LEWIS.

       DEAR DICK,

       To Sir WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. at Oxon.

       DEAR KNIGHT,

       To Mrs MARY JONES, at Brambleton-hall.

       DEAR MARY JONES,

       To Miss LAETITIA WILLIS, at Gloucester.

       MY DEAR LETTY,

       To Sir WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon.

       DEAR WATKIN,

       To Sir WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon.

       DEAR PHILLIPS,

       To Dr LEWIS.

       DEAR DICK,

       To Dr LEWIS.

       To Sir WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. at Oxon.

       DEAR WAT,

       To Miss LAETITIA WILLIS, at Gloucester.

       MY DEAR, DEAR LETTY,

       To Mrs JERMYN, at her house in Gloucester.

       DEAR MADAM,

       To Mrs MARY JONES, at Brambleton-hall.

       O MARY JONES! MARY JONES!

       To Dr LEWIS.

       DEAR DICK,

       To Sir WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. at Oxon.

       DEAR KNIGHT,

       To Dr LEWIS.

       DEAR DOCTOR,

       To Mrs GWYLLIM, at Brambleton-hall.

       GOOD MRS GWYLLIM,

       To Mrs MARY JONES, at Brambleton-hall.

       MRS JONES,

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      RESPECTED SIR,

      I have received your esteemed favour of the 13th ultimo, whereby it appeareth, that you have perused those same Letters, the which were delivered unto you by my friend, the reverend Mr. Hugo Behn; and I am pleased to find you think they may be printed with a good prospect of success; in as much as the objections you mention, I humbly conceive, are such as may be redargued, if not entirely removed—And, first, in the first place, as touching what prosecutions may arise from printing the private correspondence of persons still living, give me leave, with all due submission, to observe, that the Letters in question were not written and sent under the seal of secrecy; that they have no tendency to the mala fama, or prejudice of any person whatsoever; but rather to the information and edification of mankind: so that it becometh a sort of duty to promulgate them in usum publicum. Besides, I have consulted Mr. Davy Higgins, an eminent attorney of this place, who, after due inspection and consideration, declareth, That he doth not think the said Letters contain any matter which will be held actionable in the eye of the law. Finally, if you and I should come to a right understanding, I do declare in verbo sacerdotis, that, in case of any such prosecution, I will take the whole

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