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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ...And now farewell, 5 lArar' Acyecus rrat. To W F. Pollock. 1872. My Dear Pollock, Though the weather turns out better than you thought for, I am glad you have deferred your visit here till Whitsun, when we shall be green, at any rate, if also blue with cold. I don't think I ever guessed a Riddle in my life; and so do not even attempt yours; of which you must send me the Solution when next you write. But I can propose you a Riddle which might equally puzzle you: only I will season Justice with Mercy and give you the Answer on the other side of my Letter. A young Farmer near here, a very good fellow, gave a Christmas Party and a Christmas Tree: all which made Old and Young so happy, that his Fatherin-law, a very solid man, was inspired with an Enigma which posed the Company till they were relieved by the Oracle itself. 'Why is Alfred's Christmas Tree like the Ipswich Agricultural Show?' (For answer see our last page.) You told me you were writing for Fraser and the Edinburgh: and I suppose you are often doing this: but you don't tell me what: and so, as I don't get the Reviews and Magazines, I am no wiser. I really do think I ought to be ashamed of having sent you and other friends so many bits of things as I have sent. But really it was mainly because these were Translations from Spanish and Persian, which you did not read: and aimed at little more than putting such things into a compact form and readable English. (N.B. You are not expected to controvert this modest exculpation--which is not false, however.) Does Spedding go on with Bacon? I hope you will tell him one day why I don't write to him, for the simple reason I told you, that it was evidently a task to him to answer. I wish he would believe that I hold him in the same regard as...

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