even of writing to my friends, I cannot refufe a few lines to the most learned Bjornstahl, both for the purpose of introducing him to you, and to fhew that I have not forgotten you. You will find our Philarabic Swede, a moft agreeable companion; he has not only travelled much, but is deeply verfed in Oriental literature, of which he is very fond. I think I may venture to promise that the fociety of a person, who loves what you still delight in, (for I will not with you fay, what you once delighted in) will be. moft acceptable to you.

*

*Mr. JONES to C. REVICZKI.

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London, February 1775.

Do not fuppofe that I have

forgotten you, because I write to you fo feldom; I have not met with any person to whom I could entruft my packet, and I have. no inclination to risk my familiar letters by the poft. I doubt if this will ever reach you, and I fear therefore to write to you on any Appendix, No. 30.

subject with my usual freedom, as your laft letter of January, from Warsaw, was deliver

ed to me opened: it is probable that receive this in the fame manner.

you will

I am fo

conftantly occupied with law and politics, that I have no leisure for literature.

I have

published two books, and only want a safe opportunity to fend them to you. Write to me, I befeech you, for your friendship is

my greatest delight. How much I wish that · you were in England, or I in Germany, that we might live together!

After all, I could not think of accepting the Turkish embaffy. I will live in my own country, which cannot easily spare good fubjects: it is scarcely yet free from commotion.-Oh! how I fhould rejoice if I could see you here in a diplomatic character: I should not then envy the monarchs of Europe or Asia.—Farewell again and again.

* C. REVICZKI to Mr. JONES.

If you are fully fenfible of the

very great regard I entertain for you, you will then conceive how much pleasure I felt at the receipt of your highly valued letter. Inceffantly occupied for a long time, I have been compelled to forego the pleasure of corresponding with you, and I the more readily acknowledge your kindness in writing to me, when I could have no expectation of hearing from you. Though I think it more prudent not to fay any thing, the disclosure of which might be attended with unpleasant confequences, I impute the opening of my letter which you mention, rather to accident than defign. Your business as a lawyer must neceffarily engage your closest attention; I cannot therefore ask you to write to me often, but thus much I wish you to know, that I fhall foon have more leifure for corresponding with you, as the late close of the Diet, which lafted for two years (in my estimation Appendix, No. 31,

a century) has almost left me at liberty. So much for the affairs of this part of the world. Of what is doing in your country, your letter gives me no information; but I hear from other quarters, of the agitations amongst you, in confequence of the commotions in the colonies, which I confider worse than a foreign war. For my own part, I confefs to you that I am tired both of fituation and my

my

office, not fo much on account of their difficulty as their unpleasantnefs, and all the confolation I feel arifes from the hope that my prefent troublesome occupation will not last more than a year.

I heartily wish I were in London, and at liberty to fit seriously down to the compofition of fome political work on the fubject of our republic; the tafk would be no less useful than agreeable, indeed I can conceive nothing more pleasant than fuch an employ

ment.

If, contrary to my expectations, my wish fhould be gratified, I hope to find you there, and to enjoy as formerly your fociety and

converfation. I am anxious to have your laft publication, (the subject of which you do not mention,) and doubt not that the perusal of it will afford me great pleasure. Farewell, and think of me always with affection.

The preceding correfpondence proves the high degree of estimation in which the learning and abilities of Mr. Jones were holden by the literati of Europe; and we find that his reputation had extended into Afia. From the manner in which he mentions his renunciation of the embaffy to Conftantinople, it is evident that his attention was ftrongly fixed upon the political state of his own country.

The Andrometer, mentioned by Lady Spencer to have been invented by Mr. Jones, affords a ftriking fpecimen of the extent of his views, in the acquifition of intellectual excellence. It may be defined, A fcale of human attainments and enjoyment; he affumes feventy years, as the limit of exertion or enjoyment; and with a view to progreffive improvement, each year is appro