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- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Works Cited
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME FIRST THE CITIZEN, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS
- Dedication
- SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES
- LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS
- LETTER I Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER II The same to the same
- LETTER III Miss Bertills, to Miss Melworth
- LETTER IV Sir Edward Melworth, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER V Miss Bertills, to Miss Melworth
- LETTER VI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER VII Miss Melworth, to Miss Bertills
- LETTER VIII Sir Edward Melworth, to Frederick Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER IX Miss Bertills, to Miss Melworth
- LETTER X Frederick Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XI The Honorable Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XII The same, to the same
- LETTER XIII The same, to the same
- LETTER IV Sir Edward Melworth, to the Honorable Augustus Fitzmaurice
- LETTER XV The Honorable Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XVI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XVII Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XVIII Sir Edward Melworth, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XIX The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XX Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XXI Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXII Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant
- LETTER XIII Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXIV Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant
- LETTER XXV Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery. Esq
- LETTER XXVI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant
- LETTER XXVII The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXVIII Charles Montgomery Esq. to the Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice
- LETTER XXIX The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXX The same, to the same
- LETTER XXXI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to the Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice
- VOLUME SECOND THE CITIZEN, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS
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- Editorial notes
LETTER XXI - Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
from VOLUME FIRST - THE CITIZEN, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Works Cited
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME FIRST THE CITIZEN, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS
- Dedication
- SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES
- LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS
- LETTER I Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER II The same to the same
- LETTER III Miss Bertills, to Miss Melworth
- LETTER IV Sir Edward Melworth, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER V Miss Bertills, to Miss Melworth
- LETTER VI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER VII Miss Melworth, to Miss Bertills
- LETTER VIII Sir Edward Melworth, to Frederick Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER IX Miss Bertills, to Miss Melworth
- LETTER X Frederick Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XI The Honorable Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XII The same, to the same
- LETTER XIII The same, to the same
- LETTER IV Sir Edward Melworth, to the Honorable Augustus Fitzmaurice
- LETTER XV The Honorable Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XVI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XVII Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XVIII Sir Edward Melworth, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XIX The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XX Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XXI Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXII Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant
- LETTER XIII Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXIV Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant
- LETTER XXV Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery. Esq
- LETTER XXVI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant
- LETTER XXVII The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXVIII Charles Montgomery Esq. to the Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice
- LETTER XXIX The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXX The same, to the same
- LETTER XXXI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to the Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice
- VOLUME SECOND THE CITIZEN, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS
- Lately was published, in two vols. price six shillings, ELEONORA, A NOVEL, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS, by the author of THE CITIZEN
- Editorial notes
Summary
chatham-place.
Dear Charles,
Had it been any other man but my late dear and much lamented friend, your father, who had died intestate, leaving a son born under such circumstances as yourself, and brought up with such flattering expectations as you have been, – I believe I should be tempted to inveigh most bitterly against his memory; and, perhaps, should not scruple to pronounce him either a fool, or a villain; but Frederick Montgomery was neither, and I confess I am utterly at a loss to account for this instance of weakness in his conduct. It must have proceeded from an idea that he was likely to live many years longer; and, according to all human probability, his expectation appeared to be well founded; but, I think, we have instances enough/ of the uncertainty of life, to convince us of the imprudence of delaying so important a concern; therefore, when I consider the benevolence and integrity of his mind, I am amazed he did not make his will twenty years ago. – I should really as soon have expected to hear that he had died insolvent as intestate. He has, however, left you reason to regret that he was not bred up totrade; as he would then have learned that grand maxim which every man of business finds it necessary to adhere stedfastly to, viz. defer not till to-morrow what should be done to-day. I am sorry for you, Charles; and I am sorry, likewise, for myself: for I have, at all times, business enough upon my hands; but more just now than usual, and I wanted not the troublesome addition to it which your father's estates will unavoidably give me. The new arrangements I must make, will take up no small portion of time. – But murmuring over it will not do it, so I shall say no more of the matter now.
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- The Citizenby Ann Gomersall, pp. 63 - 64Publisher: Pickering & ChattoFirst published in: 2014