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Poor Oliver! what can be the matter with him?
I must leave my cot here, till my discharge, when it shall come to the
farm, as cots are the best things in the world for our sea friends.
Why not have the pictures from Davison's, and those from Dodd's;
especially, my father's, and Davison's?
_A-propos_! Sir William has not sat, I fear, to Beechey. I want a
half-length, the size of my father's and Davison's.
I wonder your pictures are not come from Hamburg! You have not lost
the directions for unfolding them; nor the measure, that I may have
frames made for them? For, up they shall go, as soon as they arrive.
What, have your picture, and not hang it up? _No_; I will submit, in
the farm, to every order but _that_.
The weather, to-day, is tolerable; but, I do not think I could well
get on shore: but Thursday, I hope, will be a fine day.
I shall call on Mr. Pitt, make my visit at the Hospital, and get off
very early on Friday morning.
My cold is still very troublesome, I cannot get my bowels in order. In
the night I had not a little fever.
But, never mind; the Admiralty will not always be there. Every one has
their day.
God bless you, my dear friend; and believe me, ever, your's most
faithfully,
NELSON & BRONTE.
Write on Wednesday.
Your letters of yesterday are received. Reverend Doctor would like to
be a Bishop.
I have sent poor Thomson's letter, and the distressed Mrs. ----, to
the Earl. Kindest regards to Sir William.
LETTER XXVIII.
Amazon, October 20th, 1801.
MY DEAREST FRIEND,
How could you think, for a moment, that I would be a time-server to
any Minister on earth! And, if you had studied my letter a little
closer, you would have seen that my intention was, to shew them that I
could be as useful in the cabinet as in the field.
My idea is, to let them see that my attendance is worth soliciting.
For myself, I can have nothing; but, for my brother, something may be
done.
Living with Mr. Addington a good deal; never, in your sense of the
word, shall I do it. What, leave my dearest friends, to dine with a
minister? Damn me, if I do, beyond what you yourself shall judge to be
necessary! Perhaps, it may be _once_; and _once_ with the _Earl_ but
that you shall judge for me.
If I give up all intercourse--you know enough of Courts, that they
will do nothing: make yourself of consequence to them, and they will
do what you wish, in reason; and, out of reason, I never should ask
them.
It must be a great bore, to me, to go to the House. I shall tell Mr.
Addington, that I go on the 29th to please him, and not to please
myself; but more of this subject, when we meet.
Dr. Baird is laid up with the rheumatism; he will now believe, that
the cold may affect me. This is the coldest place in England, most
assuredly.
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