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VGW(RI.771.018
8 Aug 1771:22 (274)
A Letter from a Nobleman, who has retired from the busy
world, at his villa, in Dorsetshire, to his friend in town.
Dear Sir, I am persuaded the world thinks I pass my time
in chagrin and affliction; but in this they are mistaken, as
well as in most of their other conjectures. . . [2 lines]
For my part I can say, that as my countrymen are entirely
engaged in party disputes, the French in singing, the
Spaniards in weeping, the Italians in sleeping, the Poles
and Russians in fighting--so I am entirely engaged in
reading. . .
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