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Yes my dear Eliza I really entertain sanguine Hopes concerning the final Establishment of French Liberty – but it is you know my Nature to hope when others are ready to despair – even the high-spirited democratic Novelist begins I find by a Letter I have just received from her to feel her hopes on this interesting point greatly depressed by the sight of the poor melancholy Exiles who land in great Numbers on our Coast & give in truth a most woeful Account of French affairs but in all convulsive Struggles for Power there are grievous Evils to be Suffered & generally much Falshood [sic] & Guilt on both Sides – but in my Estimation all Evils are better than a return of irritated & vindictive despotism – the Conspiracy of | Yes my dear Eliza I really entertain sanguine Hopes concerning the final Establishment of French Liberty – but it is you know my Nature to hope when others are ready to despair – even the high-spirited democratic Novelist begins I find by a Letter I have just received from her to feel her hopes on this interesting point greatly depressed by the sight of the poor melancholy Exiles who land in great Numbers on our Coast & give in truth a most woeful Account of French affairs but in all convulsive Struggles for Power there are grievous Evils to be Suffered & generally much Falshood [sic] & Guilt on both Sides – but in my Estimation all Evils are better than a return of irritated & vindictive despotism – the Conspiracy of | ||
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Sunday
Sept 23
Yes my dear Eliza I really entertain sanguine Hopes concerning the final Establishment of French Liberty – but it is you know my Nature to hope when others are ready to despair – even the high-spirited democratic Novelist begins I find by a Letter I have just received from her to feel her hopes on this interesting point greatly depressed by the sight of the poor melancholy Exiles who land in great Numbers on our Coast & give in truth a most woeful Account of French affairs but in all convulsive Struggles for Power there are grievous Evils to be Suffered & generally much Falshood [sic] & Guilt on both Sides – but in my Estimation all Evils are better than a return of irritated & vindictive despotism – the Conspiracy of