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Bodleian Library, MS Eng. Lett. c. 25. Not previously published.
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The Pioniama any general map. The Devainto the x Pionia at Soto into another mountain
stream called Reynazo & that into the Pionia. Xx xxx Of course it was not necessary that I should enter so minutely into
the topography as to mention this. Morales to whom the note refers has given a full description of all this, for which God bless
him;
You ask me about Julians speech to Orpas – my meaning is that his look made Orpas understand what the words were
intended to convey to him & none but him. – that Roderi Julian had described what sort of a Christian Orpas had been,
& in using the words We Musslemen
Roderick looks sternly toward Siverian, without any thought of the person at whom he is looking (this is carefully
observed) – His feeling is a sudden impulse of indignation that such an action should be excused which he feels, after every
palliation, to be inexcusable: And as the word absolve is what rouses him,
____
Woe be to Jeffrey! I have now seen his reviewal of the
Excursion.or he would have come in & that I just know enough of him
not to prevent me from giving him the very hard knock which would otherwise fall to his share. But as for Jeffrey if I do not hit him harder than Copplestone has done,x my right hand be
palsied! – I have opened a black book on his account; – the materials are collecting, & I shall soon begin to fire away: – I would
fain do it before he reviews Roderick; – the letters will not bear my signature, but they will be recognized for as mine, –
& I have taken care to make my intention known in quarters where it will reach him.
I have been lately taking a heat at the History of the War.
Is it among things possible that you can take a six weeks run in France with me this autumn? You will easily conceive
that I should rather visit that country before my history is published than after. My plan is to go from Brighton, & stay a day or
two at Caen, & to make an Englishman who is settled there useful in directing me thereabouts. Paris will soon satisfy
me. Thence I go to Tours where I shall find Landor, – down the Loire as far
as Orleans, then to the south & home by way of the Rhine. Mina is the only person in France whom I shall want to see; – if he be
there.
The Deus Lunus has his Catechistic book, & I suppose it
will make part of his Sundays forms.
God bless you. I am glad to hear of Belisarius Narses Hodge, of whom honourable mention will be made in The Book of
Dr Daniel Dove & his Horse Nobs.
th Feby. 1815
I could help you to plenty of faults in Roderick, – but as I do not give my censures that are credit for
judgement enough to find out the blots, it is better as well not to point them out. Scott will most likely figure in the next number,
Remember me to Elmsley, & ask him if Admiral Hallowell has
any thing which could help me in my history besides what will appear in the printed trial? – I mean relative to any other operations
in Catalonia.