Sales catalogue 399: Maggs Bros

Date:
1920
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/5
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 399: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Weilington (Arthur Wellesley, Duke of)—continued. 3463 ———_—._L,S. to Marshal Beresford. 3 pp., 4to. June rith, 1810. £110s Referring to a Memorial from one Lieut. Murphy, regarding his promotion; together with the original Memorial from Murphy. 3404 ———— A. L.S. to “ My dear Duchess.’’ 2 pp.,8vo. 25th June, 1829. 18s ee and should be very unjust if I could allow my wish to possess Mr. Landseer’s Work, to prevent the inhabitants of Birmingham from having the pleasure and advantage of seeing it.” Ete. ON A SPOILED CHILD. 3405 WESLEY (John). Celebrated Divine. Leader of Methodism. A.L.S. to Richard Morgan, of Dublin. 23 pp., 4to. Waterford, 28th April, 1775. £10 10s A paeeeuiaals interesting letter to a friend whose only daughter, it seems, was a spoiled child, and to whom Wesley applies the lash without mercy. He also takes his friend to task for accumulating riches. ae : Love is stronger than prudence. ia Great was the concern weh I felt when I Soeerada with Miss Morgan: A child so spoiled to all intents & purposes I have not seen in the course of fifty years, either in Europe or America. I know not what she is fit for. . . . Have you not humoured her out of all her sense, all her good nature & even good breeding? “ What behaviour was that wech I saw with my own eyes? What words wch I heard with my own ears. . . . What a wife must a woman of such a temper make? What a torment must she be to any man of feeling? Happy wou’d it be, both her & you, if God woud speedily take her to himself! “T cou’d not but be concern’d for you likewise. You have often desired to be a Christian. . . . . What hinder’d? Scraping up more money? Cui bono? Have you not already more than does you good? ‘ What, wou’d you have me be idle?’ No, am I idle?) But I labour for Eternity. For treasure in _ heaven; for satisfying riches. Go then and do likewise!” Ete. ~ 3400 — A.L.S. to Ebenezer Blackwell, banker, of London. 2 pp., 4to. Bristol, 24th September, 1754. £6 10s Reproving his correspondent, a London banker, for worldly thoughts and affec- tions, includ: mg the enjoyment of a garden. } What has occasion’d this feebleness of mind? May it not partly — be occasion’d, by your conversing more than is necessary with men that are without God in the world? That love, think, talk of earthly things only. Partly, by your giving way to a false shame, weh the more you indulge it increase the more. And partly, by allowing too large a place in your thoughts & affections, even to so innocent an enjoymt as that of a garden.” Kite. 34607 ——— A.L.S. to ‘‘ Dear Tommy.’ 1 page, 4to. London, January 22nd, L767. £6 6s Mentioning Thomas Maxfield, who was once one of his chief assistants, but after- wards became his enemy. ee . . There is a good work going on in London: but not like that weh. George Bell & Thomas Maxfield put a stop to. I know not when we shall see an end of the advantage weh. Satan gained by their means. They made the very name of nerfection stink in the nostrils, even of those who loved & honour’d. it before. “T hope you all labour in training up ye children & in visiting from house to house. Take care of the rising generation.”
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