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He first challenges her use of two words \"indurate\" and \"traits\". [The first appears in the published version the second does not]. He continues explaining that he wishes to cut 44 verses from the 4th Epistle - \"my favourite\". \"My intention is to beg the great Longinus to consider if the general effect of the Epistle will not be greatly improved by the removal of the said Verses, which tho in general good Lines in themselves, may, I think, be very well vanished, and contribute more to the Poem by their departure than by keeping their Place\n\nThat Ernesto should dwell so much on the bridal Splendour of Elmira, is, I think, in his situation not very natural, & certainly not very polite to Louisa.-- part of his description of what passed between the Husband & Wife is admirable indeed; but I think his Speech will gain much in Force by losing a little of its Length\".\n\nHayley continues to say that he wishes to cut 10 lines from the start of the 3rd epistle, as \"[t]he opening ... appears to me so perplexed & obscure ... this Epistle is upon the whole very elegantly written, but I confess myself rather disappointed in the matter it contains.-- the history of Clairmont & the Landscape towards the End of this Epistle are very well executed, but I rather expected to hear Louisa expatiate more on the Fate & Feelings of her lost yet affectionate Eugenio, Her various Conjectures on the pains & pleasures of a Wife buy half-beloved by Him --His srntiments towards his child - & manyother little delicate Points of this Nature might, I should think, produce something still more engaging than a very good Picture of a Ship-Wreck & another of a rural Bower...\"\n\nHe adds \"I think you are right in forming 4 Epistles instead of three Eliza & I much wish you to introduce a 5th\" which Hayley recommends should be \"a short Epistle from Emma to Louisa, in answer to the first, & as an introduction to Eugenio -- this we think will render yr whole Plan more perfect\". He argues for his suggestion and then continues \"If you think me a Savage for the gashes I wish to make in yr 4th Epistle, I beg you to treat me with as much contempt, as a Poetess of athens would have shewn to a Critic of Scythia.-- seriously speaking I intreat you after weighing my opinion, & that of our dear Friend Longinus, to let your own Judgement pronounce the ultimate Sentence on all the points in question. ------- This is, I think, a kind of duty, that every author owes to Himself & his Friends; for surely it is ungenerous to our Friend to adopt his opnion, when we really believe Him mistaken ---\"\n\nHayley then responds to a query from Seward \"concerning a Bookseller - Dodsley has amassed a Fortune of 40,000; & it has such an amiable effect on his Mind, that he cares not, if Helicon were turned into a Hog-Sty, & Poets to feed only on Husks. -- it makes me half frantic when I consider, that you have not gained a shilling by Poems, which are the delight & Glory of our Nation\" He recommends that she \"had better depend solely on Cadell ... you may either ... take the Expences on yrself, & employ Cadell only as yr Publisher, or you may let Him take all the Expences on Himself, & divide the ... Profits in such a Proportion between you, as He shall think reasonable --- I should recommend to you the latter plan as attended with least Trouble\"."}]},"identifier":[{"accession_number":"Hayley\/XII\/39","primary":true,"type":"accession number","value":"Hayley\/XII\/39"},{"priref":"110005525","type":"priref","value":"110005525"},{"type":"uri","uri":"https:\/\/data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk\/id\/object\/110005525","value":"https:\/\/data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk\/id\/object\/110005525"}],"institutions":[{"@link":{"type":"reference"},"admin":{"id":"agent-149638","uid":"adlib-agent-149638","uuid":"7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8"},"summary_title":"The Fitzwilliam Museum"}],"lifecycle":{"creation":[{"date":[{"earliest":1783,"latest":1783,"value":"1783"}],"maker":[{"@link":{"type":"reference"},"admin":{"id":"agent-198487","uid":"adlib-agent-198487","uuid":"4dbae6db-a725-3bfd-b34e-5d215b1a85e6"},"summary_title":"Hayley, William"}]}]},"measurements":{"dimensions":[{"value":"2 sheets, folded."}]},"summary_title":"William Hayley to Anna Seward: letter","title":[{"value":"William Hayley to Anna Seward: letter"}],"type":{"base":"object","type":"OBJECT"}}