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    this : f * © rifiilitf Subscriber" thus complains : ** I cftu ^ tj ^ iiptpose there are manylikeinys ^ lf worn out by the Very great length to < wl \ ieh the Editor is carryiog it , and which ^ I fear , has in same measure defeated the ends

    intended \> y its ; publiceition . " Now , a Princip al m& was to do honpur to Dr . ri ^ tley , by leaving in the world , as an ^ ppr ^ tiate , and ^ perhaps ,, the most fbur % bktx 8 emQrte \ w his talents , and his worthy occupation pf t&ein , a complete , &tid icorrcict edition of his

    Theological aii d Miscellaneous Works * WI& such j Notes by the Editor as r ^ igiii ) cOTO €€ t !? aadJillus £ ra * e th e&n .. I fcMe itidt designedly . added a single page tjofserye ; any othst purpose ; and I caii assure €€ - An Original Subs c riber /' , that had I donsulted only niy pecuniary interest , not otie af those

    not ^ s , by . " the yety great length" of \ Vliieh ke has be ^ ea " worn but , " would hav < e accompanied the text of Dr . Prtestley . 1 am , indeed , aware , though too late , that , neglecting to consult the experienced * I greatly erred as tb the extent of the works , and the

    tmatDidable exposure ta pecuniary loss ^ in editing , on the terms proposed , such large and closely-printed volume ^ espeeisQiy when from , f | ie very marked indifference to the object , generally , though , from iny Inekperiencef , very Mifexpecte&bj ^ discove re d by the more

    opulent Unitarians , L could not . ventdre beyond an impression of 250 copies . Nor could I ha ^ ve ventured so far , but for an additional stibscription for & number of copied freely prbfiered to me by aAofKer 7 Oiigkal Subscriber , " ' a Friend 6 f Di * . Pries tlev / ' who

    would admit o £ no other designation . ' * An , Origihai StibseriBer" knay ptobably by this time he hhtipfxnd that ; were I hot stilt dfcteirrMned to expend » otoethittg bi ^ idefe feimc * arid attenfiftiii ; aiid thte e ± erti ) on of jany suSt ^ ble talent with vfrhich Pro ^ idehde Jbsa * ifl ^

    trusted ua ^ , aaad M " bear u 6 r ; dnd steer right onward' * tow&rd ^ -the . a& cornp \ isliinent bf a vity favourite pror Ject , I also should be ready to conn * plaiii of Vkitig" worn out By tb ^ f verjr

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    great length" to which I mm already parried ; mlfafy / tfo spieak ^ r ^ tmvcia& j cannot fail to be a losing dojidem . ^ But " Axi Original SttVscriber /* win whatever style of language he . may allow himself : to ; require the

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    irrecoverably < c > worn out" to I taccc ^ iiqiany we any furtl ^ r . The Theiol % i € ^ i Works r ( including , VpL I . > ^ farretd foii ? the Life and Correspondence ^ ha ^ e extended to XXI . instead os £ tkfe / pEQ * posed XVIIL Vor ^ mes . The ^ Mistel ^

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    cle § . To the whole Lpropose to asflB & yolumje ^ containing uariotis In dexes ^ any addition ^ or corrections which may have occurred , to me , or which any friend may supply , and , perhaps ; a few short biographical notifies of authors mentioned , but not described in the Works . Thus the volumes witt

    unavoidably amount to twenty-six in * stead of the proposed twenty . ^ Afteir receiving such an unsatisfactpry statement as to the c < very great length ^ i ? and no assurance as to time , except that of a determination to devote tdan

    object , the accomplkhmeot of . which would yieild a gratification such a ^ wealth is too poor to purchase ^ all the leisure whickvery uncertain health , cei > tain *^ care $ of this world , " arid highly incumbent duties will allow , " Aai

    Original Subscriber" may prbbabtl y * re * tract his courteous hint 6 f encotirage ^ ment to " . the Editor , " that by giving the required information , he .. * . * will ^ perhaps , succeed in getting so nfe of theiVoltiEnes taken o 9 the bookseller ' s fC

    shop-flooi * . " - Ju £ hvitig , L howavei , i € An Original Subscriber" eitJher quite € * worn out , " or , more happily , convalescent ^ I would respectfully address myself to the subscribers at l&rge , all or whom are

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1824, page 27, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2520/page/27/