Hogarth, add as I like not his compau · I believe Ifball get him on paper, not much for the fake of justice, as for my ow. eafe a motive ever powerful with indo lent minds. I have begun already, an Seem to like the subject. I have been f long out of verfe, that it appears like a new world. and has acquired freshcharms from difufe.

Mr. Legge enquired affectionately after you. He is in good spirits and bears up nobly.

I am ever your's,

C. Ghurchill

Should I bave put my name to the

truth? Is it not a libel.

To

To JOHN WILKES, Efq.

My dear Wilkes,

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Y not writing to you fooner, and my not giving you earlier notice of my inability to write the N. B. for this week, arifes from my flattering myfelf that I fhould have been recovered from my indifpofition, but I ftill keep my bed: when I fhall get out of it, I do not guefs. Many things have I to fay to you, but my head rambles too much for recollection. haufted, for I have not fteep for the last week. a Mafon here!

I am quite ex

been able to Would I had

Lloyd tells me that you have wrote an answer to the fuppofed Letter from the Pretender to the Earl of Bute in the North Briton of February the 19th. He fays you must have moft happily imiVOL. II. No. 36. tated

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tated all the quaintnesses of Bute's ftile, and inferted feveral curious anecdotes from him to his dear coufin. Pray fend it to me. You are again happy in your motto to it. Pray finish the paper against the tories, which you thewed me. I mean that which has the motto,

Per varios cafus, per tot difcrimina

rerum Tendimus in Latinum.

I fear the damned Ariftocracy is gaining ground in this country.

I am,

With the utmoft fincerity,

Your's ever,

C. Churchill.

To John Wilkes, Efa

My dear Wilkes,

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With it was in my power to fend you the next Saturday's N. B. according to your defires, but though I expected that you would depend on me, I have not as yet wrote a letter of it, according to my ufual maxim of putting every thing off till the laft. You may be certain however of its being done in time. I have the caufe too much at heart to let it out of my head.

I have just received the following epigram, built on the fuppofition of my being the N. B.

While the Briton, true Scotfmen, more cunning than wife,

Would cajole us good people with party and lies,

The

The North Briton fteps forth like a Briton of old,

And tells us thofe truths, which we ought to be told.

Oh Patriot Divine, how I honour thy merit!

Thou haft twice rais'd a Ghoft,may'st thou now raife a Spirit.

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I am very forry I cannot meet you at Aylesbury, or come to you at Winchefter, but that which I at first confidered as the amusement of a trifling hour is become the ferious attentton and delight of my days. It has already been fo of three weeks, and is likely to continue as much longer. This univerfum tridum. When we meet, which I flatter myself will be foon, you will be amazed to fee how I am altered Breakfast at nine-two difhes of tea and one thin flice of bread and butterdine at three-eat moderately-drink fo

ber pint-tumble the bed till four

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