17 - To John Newbery, [London, early summer 1762]
Summary
See headnote to previous letter.
The copy-text is the manuscript in the Free Library of Philadelphia. It was first published by Prior in 1837.
Dr Sir,
As I have been out of order for some time past and am still not quite recovered, the fifth volume of Plutarch's lives remains unfinish’d, I fear I shall not be able to do it, unless there be an actual necessity and that none else can be found, If therefore you would send it to Mr Collier I should esteem it a kindness, and will pay for whatever it may come to. N.B. I received twelve guineas for the two Volumes.
I am Sir your obliged
humble servt
Oliver Goldsmith,Pray let me have an answer.
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- The Letters of Oliver Goldsmith , pp. 52 - 53Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018