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Bodleian Library, MS Eng. Lett. c. 24. Not previously published.
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I impute it to my most wicked cold that in spite of a dogged application for the last week I have made very little
progress for Gifford. Whether I have blown all ideas out of my head thro the nose,
or shaken them drawn them out by sneezing I cannot tell, – but I am very stupid, & that part of my time which has
been most profitably spent, has been when in pure despair, & for the sake of my eyes I have een removed to the sofa & gone
to sleep. By way of trying what exercise would do I went one day with Danvers to the top of Causey Pike, & made my sides sore
for three days with rolling great stones down the mountain, – which (be it known to you Mr Bedford) is among
the amusements xx reserved for you in your sound state. Causey Pike is my Bowling mountain, – & a most grand thing
it is to see a huge stone go bounding down to the very bottom.
I start for Durham on Monday July 13 & will sans fail (if no accident occur to prevent me) be home by the end
of the month. – Would that this article
I have no heart to speak of politics. If any thing is gained by truckling to America it will be the first time that
a Government xx ever gained any thing by a concession forced from its fears.que demand will be for a Catholic Establishment, – they who are bent upon a
separation from this country can never go upon a more popular ground. I know not upon what grounds they who have concede so much
can refuse this proper consequence. I would have given every thing except seats in parliament & fought
against that. To fighting Paddy will bring it at last, & then by the help of the bayonet & the halter he will be quiet for
another generation, during which it is to be hoped the increasing industry & prosperity of the country will do that for the
people which never can be done by Acts of Parliaments or importing red-hot Catholics into St Stephens Chapel.
– tame them & civilize them.
Arrange your plans if you can, to come with Blanco.