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.1Hayley1'05; E761| like a hint of a proposal relating to Edwd 1st or the BalladsL55.1Hayley1'05; E761| having come from you accordingly I did not say that I knew of anyL55.1Hayley1'05; E761| Poem but left all to you intirely.I do think from theL55.1Hayley1'05; E761| Liberality of this Enterprizing Man that all Parties I mean ourL55.1Hayley1'05; E761| Friend Seagrave together with the Author & Publisher (& also theL55.1Hayley1'05; E761| Public) may be mutually & extensively benefitted.L55.1Hayley1'05; E762| His connexions are Universal his present House is on the mostL55.1Hayley1'05; E762| noble scale & will be in some measure a Worthy Town Vehicle forL55.1Hayley1'05; E762| your Beautiful Muse.But Mr Phillips said Mr Hayley shall haveL55.1Hayley1'05; E762| whatever I publish sent to him if he pleases & he may return themL55.1Hayley1'05; E762| when he has read them.Such is his determination to do everyL55.1Hayley1'05; E762| thing to engage himself to you if possible.He desired I wouldL55.1Hayley1'05; E762| present you from him with the little volume of poems inclosd theyL55.1Hayley1'05; E762| are by a Lady of Fortune I suppose he sends it as a specimen ofL55.1Hayley1'05; E762| Printing.P's chief objection to the manner in which theL55.1Hayley1'05; E762| Triumphs of Music are printed.--were the strong Metal Rules atL55.1Hayley1'05; E762| the Ends of the Canto's, but he confessed to me that the firstL55.1Hayley1'05; E762| Page of the Poem was beautifully executed & could not be betterL55.1Hayley1'05; E762| done.L55.2Hayley1'05; E762| Pray might I not shew Phillips the four Numbers of Ballads?L55.2Hayley1'05; E762| or will you write to him? or will you think it best to commissionL55.2Hayley1'05; E762| me to answer him? whatever you command I will zealously perform,L55.2Hayley1'05; E762| & Depend upon if I will neither Do nor say but as you DirectL55.3Hayley1'05; E762| I feel extremely happy that you think My Prints will do meL55.3Hayley1'05; E762| Credit & at the very idea of another journey to Sweet Felpham.OL55.3Hayley1'05; E762| that I could but bring Felpham to me or go to her in this WorldL55.3Hayley1'05; E762| as easy as I can in that of Affection & Remembrance.I feel itL55.3Hayley1'05; E762| is necessary to be very circumspect how we advance with RomneyL55.3Hayley1'05; E762| his best Works only, ought to be engraved for your WorkL55.4Hayley1'05; E762| Pray accept My & My Wifes sincerest affection & believe meL55.4Hayley1'05; E762| to remainL55.4Hayley1'05; E762| Yours sincerelyL55.4Hayley1'05; E762| WILL BLAKE>> NEXTCONTENTSCONTENTSNEXTED; E762| 56EDL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| [To William Hayley]EDL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| [22 January 1805]L56.1Hayley1'05; E762| Dear Sir,L56.1Hayley1'05; E762| I hope this letter will outstrip Mr.Phillips', as I sitL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| down to write immediately on returning from his house.He saysL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| he is agreeable to every proposal you have made, and will himselfL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| immediately reply to you.I should have supposed him mad if heL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| had not: for such clear and generous proposals as yours to him heL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| will not easily meet from anyone else.He will, of course,L56.1Hayley'05; E762| inform you what his sentiments are of the proposal concerning theL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| three dramas.I found it unnecessary to mention anythingL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| relating to the purposed application of the profits, as he, onL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| reading your letter, expressed his wish that you should yourselfL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| set a price, and that he would, in his letter to you, explain hisL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| reasons for wishing it.The idea of publishing one volume a yearL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| he considers as impolitic, and that a handsome general edition ofL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| your works would be more productive.He likewise objects to anyL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| periodical mode of publishing any of your works, as he thinks itL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| somewhat derogatory, as well as unprofitable.I must now expressL56.1Hayley1'05; E762| my thanks for your generous manner ofL56.1Hayley1'05; E763| proposing the Ballads to him on my account, and informL56.1Hayley1'05; E763| you of his advice concerning them; and he thinks that they shouldL56.1Hayley1'05; E763| be published all together in a volume the size of theL56.1Hayley1'05; E763| small edition of the Triumphs of Temper, with six orL56.1Hayley1'05; E763| seven plates [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]