Ah for the Death
“of Mr Wagstaffe! Wo’sWoe’s me! for the Faith-
“ful are minished from among the Chil-
“dren of Men. Requiescat in pace, bea-
“tamque obtineat Resurrectionem, &and nos-
“met simus parati in adventum Domini,
“in Nomine Dei Patris, Filii; SpiritusqSpiritusque
“Sancti: Amen &and Amen. What is Become
of 1953 (1953)
“of his Library? For I know, from those that
“have seen it, that he had a very fine
“One. Is any Oneanyone desired to be in his
“Place? If so, I may humbly suppose Mr
“Maitland to be the Person. I doubt, the
“Cookery will not now appear in a new
“Shape. I most heartily sympathize wtwith
“the Patron; whose Return to the old
“Place, proved afflicting to some, par-
“ticularly to Friends at Gask, who ever
“remember You &and your Bosom-Friend
“in the kindest manner. As you hinted, an
“Account of the Death appeared, soon after
“Receipt of yours, in One of our Papers,
“well &and wisely worded. God in Mercy look
“upon us.

“War appears now to be unavoidable. What
“do you think, Sir, of the 7000 Troops to be
“embarked at Embden, without the Destination
“being known? A Gentleman, the other day,
“asked your Friend, what he took to be yethe
“Meaning of such an Embarkation. “One-
“thing, said he, appears to be plain &and evi-
“dent, viz, that the K.King of Prussia will
“force a War to commence, tho’though others that
“be ever so much agtagainst it; &and that, where-
“ver the Milk is to be found, he will be
“sure to take off the Cream!”