“My inflammation is abated: but still there is absolute
necessity for caution, and abstinence. My spirits are in good order for
Wednesday. We shall have good company, and good fare. I shall fast, while you
feast; and yet I shall be merry.—By the blessing of God, I have long had an
inward merriness. of heart, which looks to another world, and which this world
can neither give nor take away.—What a splendid list of contributors to our
banquet!—Duke of Sussex, turbot;
Duke of Bedford, game; Lord Tamworth, game; Lord Bishop of Worcester, venison; Mr.
Leigh, venison; Mr. Coke,
game;
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