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| − | affected us very sensibly – it is a general infirmity in literary Men to neglect Money too much - I have my full share of this weakness, & cannot for the | + | affected us very sensibly – it is a general infirmity in literary Men to neglect Money too much - I have my full share of this weakness, & cannot for the Soul of me correct it so much as I wish to do — What wonderful Power has enabled <u>you</u> to write so well as you do, the most opposite of Qualities, & be at once an Œconomist & a Poet? - Ill [sic] tell you; for perhaps you know not the Source of this Wonder. you are indebted for this marvellous union of irreconcileable excellencies to a certain \blind/ little Pagan & poetical divinity, who is I believe the very best Teacher of Arithmetick in the World - Indeed the Rogue is forever dealing in <u>Multiplication</u>; but that too simple & easy Branch of this Art |
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affected us very sensibly – it is a general infirmity in literary Men to neglect Money too much - I have my full share of this weakness, & cannot for the Soul of me correct it so much as I wish to do — What wonderful Power has enabled you to write so well as you do, the most opposite of Qualities, & be at once an Œconomist & a Poet? - Ill [sic] tell you; for perhaps you know not the Source of this Wonder. you are indebted for this marvellous union of irreconcileable excellencies to a certain \blind/ little Pagan & poetical divinity, who is I believe the very best Teacher of Arithmetick in the World - Indeed the Rogue is forever dealing in Multiplication; but that too simple & easy Branch of this Art