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No; you are poor, obscure, abandoned; but, poor, obscure, and abandoned, you have a friend, and a friend who knows all the obligations which that word imposes upon honorable people, when they venture to assume it. That friend is myself: put me to the test. NO YOU ARE POOR OBSCURE ABANDONED BUT POOR OBSCURE AND ABANDONED YOU HAVE A FRIEND AND A FRIEND WHO KNOWS ALL THE OBLIGATIONS WHICH THAT WORD IMPOSES UPON HONORABLE PEOPLE WHEN THEY VENTURE TO ASSUME IT THAT FRIEND IS MYSELF PUT ME TO THE TEST
easant readings of Bailly, Hume, and Tennemann, which I used to enjoy by my fireside when I was able to read. "But enough of complaints. Do not allow this letter to affect you too much, and do not think that I give way to dejection or despondency; no, I am a fatalist, and I believe in my star. I do not know yet what my calling is, nor for what branch of polite literature I am best fitted; I do not even know whether I am, or ever shall be, fitted for any: but what matters it? I suffer, I labor, I dream, I enjoy, I think; and, in a word, when my last hour strikes, I shall have lived. "Proudhon, I love you, I esteem you; and, believe me, these are not mere phrases. What interest could I have in flattering and praising a poor printer? Are you rich, that you may pay for courtiers? Have you a sumptuous table, a dashing wife, and gold to scatter, in order to attract them to your suite? Have you the glory, honors, credit, which would render your acquaintance pleasing to their vanity and pride? OT APPEASE HUNGER NOR TAKE THE PLACE OF MY PLEASANT READINGS OF BAHI HUME AND TENEMENT WHICH I USED TO ENJOY BY MY FAIRSIGHT WHEN I WAS ABLE TO READ BUT ENOUGH OF COMPLAINTS DO NOT ALLOW THIS LETTER TO AFFECT YOU TOO MUCH AND DO NOT THINK THAT I GIVE WAY TO DEJECTION OR DESPONDENCY NO I AM A FATALIST AND I BELIEVE IN MY STAR I DO NOT YET KNOW WHAT MY CALLING IS NOR FOR WHAT BRANCH OF POLITE LITERATURE I AM BEST FITTED I DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHETHER I AM OR EVER SHALL BE FITTED FOR ANY BUT WHAT MATTERS IT I SUFFER I LABOUR I DREAM I ENJOY I THINK AND IN A WORD WHEN MY LAST HOUR STRIKES I SHALL HAVE LIVED PRUDENT I LOVE YOU I ESTEEM YOU AND BELIEVE ME THESE ARE NOT MERE PHRASES WHAT INTEREST COULD I HAVE IN FLATTERING AND PRAISING A POOR PRINTER ARE YOU RICH THAT YOU MAY PAY FOR COURTIERS HAVE YOU A SUMPTUOUS TABLE A DASHING WIFE AND GOLD TO SCATTER IN ORDER TO ATTRACT THEM TO YOUR SUITE HAVE YOU THE GLORY HONOURS CREDIT WHICH WOULD RENDER YOUR ACQUAINTANCE PLEASING TO THEIR VANITY AND PRIDE
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