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18 Jan y. 1810
Parl y. Reform
Ch.18 Sp. ?
'.3. Friendship continued
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from the chair of authority, from the vice-pulpit
In proportion as the welfare of mankind has been dear to /an object with/ them and the course taken in pursuit of that object correct, all the endeavours of the leaders of nations /high-seated men/, whether in the character of rulers or in that of teachers have hitherto been directed to the object of counter acting and repressing /restricting/ not of promoting and inflaming in men's bosoms or [...?] the regard for self, and all other narrow interests to the prejudice of the more extended ones: in a word to engage them to the greatest extent possible, seeing how little danger there was of its being carried /pursued/ to too great an extent, to give to their conduct the maxim of Fenelon for its guide.
Such has been their task - their constant task: and in all history may be seen but too plain a proof how hard a task they have found in it.
Take care you dont prefer mankind to your own country /countrymen/. Take care you don't prefer your country to your friends and acquaintance at large - take care you don't prefer your friends and acquaintance at large to your own family - take care you don't prefer your family to yourself: - of any monitions and exhortations to any, such effect as the above it would not it is supposed be very easy to find examples any where, especially among persons so situated.
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Title: [18 Jan y 1810 Parl y. Reform]Description: 18 Jan y 1810 Parl y. Reform + '.3 Ch.18 Sp. ? '.3. Friendship continued 24 1 I prefer the interests of my family to myself, my friends to my family, my country to my friends, mankind /humankind/ to my country - Such was the scale of preference professed, and probably /not improbably/ to a considerable /in no inconsiderable/ degree acted upon, by the reverend and celebrated truly venerable author of Telemachus. unaffected philanthropy of the kind and truly venerable author of Telemachus. {Of the Orator /political preacher/ of S t Stephen's Chapel the scale of preference, if compleated, would it seems but too probable, be rather the reverse /a subversion/ of them the same with that of the virtuous Fenelon. /Frenchman./} Such is the order of preference which surely {by} a man of true philanthropy, (which if sound morality is /be/ resolvable into philanthropy is as much as to say a man of sound morality) would wish to see held up /up for imitation/ /up to serve as a mark for the direction of the conduct of mankind/ held up more specially in any /all/ those high /distinguished/ situations /characters/ which who by the authority with which they are /stand/ invested, and by the influence which, by such opinions as they are understood to express, they exercise in the understandings of the admiring crowd below.
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Title: [18 Jan y. 1810 Parl y. Reform]Description: 18 Jan y. 1810 Parl y. Reform Ch.18 Sp. ? '.3. Friendship continued 31 8 To the /a/ Speaker of the British and Irish House of Commons in the year of the vulgar aera[?] 1809 it seems to have been reserved - if not /though not indeed/ to give monition and exhortation exactly of that tenor - at any rate /yet/ to lay down maxims for /bring to view /express/ in the character of/ rules of conduct rules by the observance of which /opinions by conformity to which/ he /the man who/ should conform to them would find himself, and what is of more importance the nation which should conform to them, would find itself acting in conformity to those same pernicious, and but too plainly needless, monitions and exhortations. {In the exercise of a public trust having for its object the welfare of a great nation, take the welfare of that nation for your guide. Such is not only the proper and constitutional - but the vulgar prospect[?] /share[?]/.}
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Title: [10 Letters oft. &c inoft. You don]Description: 10 Letters oft. &c inoft. You don't take sufficient care to separate the ostensible from the inostensible part of your letters. Q.S.P. has himself been suggesting the expediency of writing on separate slips of paper. n* When G or S. return, or any private conveyance offers, suppose you were to send me any thing that you could pick up worth sending to L. S. particularly as much as you can pick up of the life & character & conversation of your intimate friend's great friend 11 Peake &c On Saturday I wrote to Peake, copying your words, mentioning your illness as a reason for your not being more particular, & telling him of the offers made you ( ) without naming the Salary, I don't see after all that you have much chance of any of these people. I don't see what you can have to offer them. Marberry shrunk back at the idea of the cold, in Courland. If you should ever have to make them offers, you should write to them yourself: it will be safer (as you are out of the Kingdom) and more engaging to them, than if I were to do it. 12. Agency The offers made at Pet. h will be an excellent basis for you to go upon in your negotiation for the agency: & if you will have the most of making a great sacrifice: and 2, if you are thought fit to be trusted with such important concerns, a factori with the other lesser ones. Perhaps it was something of this sort that you were waiting for. If he listens to the proposal, you may bring to his view the contingency of [your losing the place by] his dying in which case you could be left without employ. This might be a ground for demanding some little matter perhaps, such as a hundred a year or so not subject to such contingency : a contingency which you would not be subject to at Petersb: because let the Emp. die it would not be likely to make any difference. The Marche must go on just the same. 13 Foster Thank him cordially in my name, for the trouble he gave himself about my letter. As Foster is coming back to England, be aware of that circumstance of his being catechized by Q.S.P. (particularly about your return & illness) & take care accordingly that he should be possessed of no notion: but what you wish Q.S.P. to entertain 14 Mulford to Q.S.P. Millbrook 30 March 1780 Dear Sir I thank you kindly for the loan of the Journal, which in perusal gave me good pleasure & satisfaction, it affords many instances of your Sons personal qualifications likewise the great advantage of his own & Brother's high and useful connections made in England. Though the gaiety of Courts are too apt to divert the mind from the useful and profitable, it must be great pleasure to his friends they can not discover they have in the least detached him from his first and principle view; unless indeed in one instance, viz: that of the concert: and though grey hairs may be supposed to fortify against passions, have yet upon reading the journal my servant came thrice into the room to remind me the fire was quite out. There are few instances were a young fel has introduced himself of the great theatre of the world in so respectable a manner & much fewer, were two Sons in one family are such exalted characters; had they fallen to my lot, it might possibly ( had there been occasion) reduced me to one suit, and a 2 pair of stairs room. I shall ever wish on such like occasions your concern greater than what you felt at the report of the vessel's being cast away, & hope no one will ever be able to lessen your affection for your own children; but that they may meet with reasonable assistance, and suitable encouragement to further their stu dys, and promote their advancement in life. These little barks that are now tossed on the waves of this world will you know often prove leaky, and must goe into dock to be repaired — As a second perusal will be a second pleasure, you will see nothing of the Journal till the latter end of next month, when I propose, God willing, being in town, unless I am commanded elsewhere otherwise. I am D r Sir Your affectionate hum. servant Mulford. N.B. Mulford is not yet in town. May 9 th.
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