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ED; E761| 55
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To William Hayley Esqre
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Sth Molton Street 19 Jany 1805
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Dear Sir
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I at length send the Books which I have in vain calld for at
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the Publishers 3 several times. but his removal from St Pauls
to
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a noble House in Bridge Street Blackfriars perhaps hinderd his
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sending & perhaps his wish that I might again call. I have
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however seen him this morning, & he has in the most open &
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explicit manner offerd his service to you Expressing his desire
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that I will repeat to you his regret that your last beautiful
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Poem was not Publishd in the Extensive way (I speak his own
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words) that a Poem of Confessedly the first Poet of England ought
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to be given to the Public (speaking so I must own he won my
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heart) He said I know that Dodsley was Mr Hayleys Publisher
but
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hope that as Mr D. is dead & if Mr H has no Engagement
with any
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London Bookseller I may myself be appointd by him in so
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honourable a concern as the Publication of his Labours. He then
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Proceeded to find fault with the Printing of our friend the
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Chichester Printer. Here I considerd it my duty to interfere. I
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expressd my own respect for our Good Seagrave & said I knew your
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chief intentions in Employing him were 1st to Encourage a Worthy
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Man & 2d For the Honour of Chichester. Mr P immediately
replied.
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If Mr Hayley should think fit to employ me as his Publisher
I
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should have no objection but a pleasure in employing his Printer
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& have no doubt I could be of service to him in many ways but I
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feel for the Honour of London Booksellers & consider them as
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losing a great deal of Honour in Losing the first Publication of
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any work of Mr Hayleys & the Public likewise are deprived
of the
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advantage of so extensive a diffusal as would be promoted by the
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methods which they use to Publish & disperse Copies into all
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parts to a very great amount. He then said. If Mr Hayley is
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willing to dispose of this his New Poem I will Purchase it & at
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his own Price or any other of his Works--For I do assure you I
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feel it a duty to my Profession that I sould do my Endeavour to
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give Mr Hayley's works the first rate Elegance in Printing &
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Paper as they hold the First in internal value. I then said Is
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it agreeable to you that I repeat what you have said to me, To Mr
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Hayley, or will you yourself for I dare say he will be much
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pleasd to hear from you. but said I. I will if you wish (as I
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shall write soon) give him (as near as I can remember.) what you
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have said, & hope that he will see the matter in the light you
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do.--He desired I would, expressing (for which I thank him)
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confidence in my discretion--Such was our conversation as near as
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I can recollect, I thought it best to keep silent as to any thing
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like a hint of a proposal relating to Edwd 1st or
the Ballads
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having come from you accordingly I did not say that I knew of any
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Poem but left all to you intirely. I do think from the
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Liberality of this Enterprizing Man that all Parties I mean our
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Friend Seagrave together with the Author & Publisher (& also the
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Public) may be mutually & extensively benefitted.
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His connexions are Universal his present House is on the most
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noble scale & will be in some measure a Worthy Town Vehicle for
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your Beautiful Muse. But Mr Phillips said Mr Hayley
shall have
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whatever I publish sent to him if he pleases & he may return them
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when he has read them. Such is his determination to do every
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thing to engage himself to you if possible. He desired I would
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present you from him with the little volume of poems inclosd they
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are by a Lady of Fortune I suppose he sends it as a specimen of
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Printing. P's chief objection to the manner in which the
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Triumphs of Music are printed.--were the strong Metal Rules at
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the Ends of the Canto's, but he confessed to me that the first
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Page of the Poem was beautifully executed & could not be better
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done.
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Pray might I not shew Phillips the four Numbers of Ballads?
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or will you write to him? or will you think it best to commission
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me to answer him? whatever you command I will zealously perform,
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& Depend upon if I will neither Do nor say but as you Direct
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I feel extremely happy that you think My Prints will do me
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Credit & at the very idea of another journey to Sweet Felpham. O
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that I could but bring Felpham to me or go to her in this World
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as easy as I can in that of Affection & Remembrance. I feel it
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is necessary to be very circumspect how we advance with Romney
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his best Works only, ought to be engraved for your Work
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Pray accept My & My Wifes sincerest affection & believe me
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to remain
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Yours sincerely
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WILL BLAKE
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