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ED; E759| 54
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To William Hayley Esqre Felpham
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near Chichester, Sussex
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Sth Molton Street 28 Decr 1804
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[Postmark: 29 December]
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Dear Sir
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The Death of so Excellent a Man as my Generous Advocate is a
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Public Loss which those who knew him can best Estimate & to those
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who have an affection for him like Yours, is a Loss that only can
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be repaird in Eternity where it will indeed with such abundant
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felicity in the meeting Him a Glorified Saint who was a Suffering
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Mortal that our Sorrow is swallowd up in Hope--Such Consolations
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are alone to be found in Religion the Sun & the Moon of our
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Journey & such Sweet Verses as Yours in Your last beautiful Poem
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must now afford you their full reward
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Farewell Sweet Rose thou hast got before me into the
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Celestial City. I also have but a few more Mountains to pass.
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for I hear the bells ring & the trumpets sound to welcome thy
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arrival among Cowpers Glorified Band of Spirits of just Men made
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Perfect
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Now My Dear Sir I will thank you for the transmission of ten
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Pounds to the Dreamer over his own Fortunes. for I certainly am
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that Dreamer, but tho I dream over my own Fortunes I ought not to
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dream over those of other Men & accordingly have given a look
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over my account Book in which I have regularly written down Every
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Sum I have recievd from you, & tho I never can balance the
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account of obligations with you I ought to do my best at all
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times & in all circumstances--I find that you was right in
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supposing that I had been paid for all I have done. but when I
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wrote last requesting ten pounds I thought it was Due on the
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Shipwreck (which it was) but I did not advert to the Twelve
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Guineas which you Lent Me when I made up 30 Pounds to pay our
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Worthy Seagrave in part of his Account--I am therefore that 12
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Guineas in your debt. Which If I had Considerd, I should have
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used more consideration & more ceremony also in so serious an
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affair as the calling on you for more Money. but however. Your
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Kind answer to my Request makes me Doubly Thank you
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The two Cartoons which I have of Hecate & Pliny are very
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unequal in point of finishing the Pliny in [is] a Sketch tho
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admirably contrived for an Effect equal to Rembrandt. But the
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Hecate is a finishd Production which will call for all the
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Engravers nicest attention, indeed it is more finishd than the
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Shipwreck it is every body[s] favourite who have seen it & they
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regularly prefer it to the Shipwreck as a work of Genius As to
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the [Plates] Price of the Plates Flaxman declares to me
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that he will not pretend to set a price upon Engraving. I think
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it can only be done by some Engraver. I consulted Mr Parker on
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the subject before I decided on the Shipwreck & it was his
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opinion & he says it still is so that a Print of that size cannot
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be done under 30 Guineas if finishd, & if a Sketch. 15 Guineas as
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therefore Hecate must be a Finishd Plate I consider 30 Guineas as
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its Price & the Pliny 15 Guineas
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Our Dear Friend Hawkins is out of Town & will not return
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till April. I have sent to him by a parcel from Col Sibthorpes
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your Desirable Poetical Present for Mrs Hawkins. His address
is
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this--To John Hawkins Esqr Dallington near Northampton. Mr
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Edwards is out of Town likewise
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I am very far from shewing the Portrait of Romney as a
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finishd Proof be assured that with our Good Flaxmans good help &
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with your remarks on it in addition I hope to make it a
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Supernaculum. The Shipwreck also will be infinitely better the
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next proof. I feel very much gratifid at your approval of my
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Queen Catherine. beg to observe that the Print of Romeo & the
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Apothecary annexd to your Copy is a shamefully worn out
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impression but it was the only one I could get at Johnsons. I
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left a good impression of it when I left Felpham last in one of
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Heaths Shakespeare you will see that it is not like the same
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Plate with the worn out Impression--My Wife joins me in love & in
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rejoicing in Miss Pooles continud health. I am Dear Sir
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Yours Sincerely
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WILL. BLAKE
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P. S. I made a very high finishd Drawing <of
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Romney> as a Companion to my <drawing of the> head of Cowper (you
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remember) with which Flaxman is very much satisfied & says that
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when my Print is like that I need wish it no better. & I am
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determind to make it so at least.---WB---
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