Sackville St 1
30th Decr 1816
My Dear Henry
Is not the fable of the Country man & Adder 2 in the old original Æsop? 3 I am sure I remember something about colubrian in sine forever, but I can find nothing like it in Æsopic Phrygis Fabulæ 1681. – I have found you three easy & pretty, Italian books, & in Modern type & orthography which makes a good deal of difference till one is pretty well used to the language. One [illegible deletion] of them too is accented which you will find of great use in resolving your doubts.
Lord A 4. franked your Letter yesterday to Jane 5 He goes to Paris for 3 Weeks, next Sunday.
Why have you so much less to say to me than you had at Harrow? 6 pray expound.
I shall send your Books tomorrow – I think they will be as follows –
Italian Dictionary
Do Grammar
Favoli di Grillo 7
Miscellanea Prosa Scelta di Lettere famigliari dessi au tin frin colobio Commedia scelta di Goldoni 8
Do you like to have the Examiner 9
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