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To William Hayley Esqre Felpham
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near Chichester, Sussex
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Friday [22 March 1805; Postmark: 25 March]
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Dear Sir
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This Morning I have been with Mr Phillips & have intirely
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settled with him the plan of Engraving for the new Edition of the
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Ballads--The Prints 5 in Number I have Engaged to finish by 28
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May. they are to be as highly finishd as I can do them the Size
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the same as the Serena plates the Price 20 Guineas Each half to
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be paid by P-- The Subjects I cannot do better than those
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already chosen, as they are the most eminent among Animals Viz
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The Lion. The Eagle. The Horse. The Dog. Of the Dog Species
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the Two Ballads are so preeminent my Designs for them please me
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so well that I have chosen that Design in our Last Number of the
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Dog & Crocodile. & that of the Dog defending his <dead> Master
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from the Vultures of these five I am
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making little high finishd Pictures the Size the Engravings are
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to be. & am hard at it to accomplish in time what I intend. Mr
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P--says he will send Mr Seagrave the Paper directly
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The Journeymen Printers throughout London are at War with
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their Masters & are likely to get the better Each Party meet to
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consult against the other, nothing can be greater than the
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Violence on both sides Printing is suspended in London Except
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at private Presses. I hope this will become a source of
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Advantage to our Friend Seagrave
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The Idea of Seeing an Engraving of Cowper by the hand of
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Caroline Watson is I assure you a pleasing one to me it will be
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highly gratifying to see another Copy by another hand & not only
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gratifying but Improving. which is better
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The Town is Mad Young Roscius like all Prodigies is the talk
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of Every Body I have not seen him & perhaps never may. I have no
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Curiosity to see him as I well know what is within the compass of
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a boy of 14. & as to Real Acting it is Like Historical Painting
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No Boys Work.
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Fuseli is made Master of the Royal Academy. Banks the
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Sculptor is Gone to his Eternal House. I have heard that Flaxman
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means to give a Lecture on Sculpture at the Royal Academy on the
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Occasion of Banks's Death--he died at the Age of 75 of a
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Paralytic Stroke. Now I concieve Flaxman stands without a
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competitor in Sculpture
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I must not omit to tell you that on leaving Mr Phillips I
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askd if he had any Message to you as I meant to write
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immediately. he said Give my best Respects & tell Mr Hayley
that
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I wish very much to be at work for him--But perhaps I ought to
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tell you what he said to me previous to this in the course of our
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Conversation. his words were I feel somewhat Embarrasd at the
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Idea of setting a value on any work of Mr Hayleys & fear
that he
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will wish me to do so--I asked him how a Value was set on any
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Literary work he answerd The Probable sale of the work would be
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the measure of Estimating the Profits & that would lead to a
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Valuation of the Copy right-- This may be of no Consequence. but
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I could not omit telling it you
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My Wife Continues in health & desires to join me in every
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Grateful Wish to you & to our Dear Respected Miss Poole
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I remain
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Yours with Sincerity
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WILLIAM BLAKE
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P.S. Your Desire that I should write a little Advertisement
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at the Beginning of the Ballads has set my Brains to work & at
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length producd the following. Simplicity as you desired has been
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my first object. I send it for your Correction or Condemnation
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begging you to supply its deficiency or to New Create it
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according to your wish.
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The Public ought to be informd that [The following]
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<These> Ballads were the Effusions of Friendship to Countenance
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what their Author is kindly pleased to call Talents for
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Designing. and to relieve my more laborious [employment]
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engagement of Engraving those Portraits which accompany The Life
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of Cowper Out of a number of Designs I have selected Five
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hope that the Public will approve of my rather giving few highly
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labourd Plates than a greater number & less finishd. If I have
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succeeded in these more may be added at Pleasure
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WILL BLAKE
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