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(He professed, according to my father, great facility in explaining any difficult subject; & he himself attributed this power to his habit of always talking about whatever he was studying, "turning & moulding the subject according to the

[Erasmus Darwin, p. 41.]

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Whether this I believe, that the omitted extract with [illeg] is the body of the German work, or as art I do not know.

Should there a reprint of the life, I will add state that the [illeg] [2 words illeg] as it appeared in Krause

Known has been was modified & added to by Dr k Krause, before he h it was translated

with the [2 words illeg]

[illeg] & &c though your book would [2 words illeg] to me

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capacity of his hearers of. He compared himself to Gil Blas uncle who learned the grammar by teaching it to his nephew."

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(When he wished to make himself disagreeable for very good cause, he could do so in an eminent degree. Lady…..

[Erasmus Darwin, pp. 41-42.]

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[in margin:] Dr. K' [4 words illeg] &

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which will be a much larger book, for with Dr Krause consent, my long extract was [illeg] Miss Seward (—& other matter were omitted (an [2 words illeg] other matter), as being in my opinion. [illeg] for the English readers.— In the M.S. there was also other actions in your book which was likewise omitted.

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