1780
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From this reading 18, 1780.
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From this reading 18, 1780.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
in addition
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
eagerly desirous
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
asthmanounUS /ˈæzmə/
respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
congratulatedverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪtɪd/
past form of “congratulate” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
contrivedadjectiveUS /kənˈtraɪvd/
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
ESQnoun
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading TO J. S----, ESQ.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
goutnounUS /ɡaʊt/
a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
in a gradual manner
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading TO J. S----, ESQ.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
NovnounUS /noʊv/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Nov.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
a full supply
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading TO J. S----, ESQ.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
term of address for a man
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
swelledadjectiveUS /sweld/
feeling self-importance
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
thankedverbUS /θæŋkt/
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
thriceadverbUS /θraɪs/
three times
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO J. S----, ESQ.
tolerableadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːlərəbəl/
capable of being borne or endured
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
tyrantnounUS /ˈtaɪrənt/
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading I waited from post to post, to send a tolerable account of myself--the gout has used me like a tyrant--and my asthma, if possible, worse--I have swelled gradually all over.--What a sight!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
zealnounUS /ziːl/
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading MY DEAR SIR, IT is a week this blessed day since that I ought, according to every rule of gratitude, love, and zeal, to have thanked my best friends for a plenty of some of the best wine, which came in the best time true kindness could have contrived it.--I should also have congratulated the many anxious hearts upon the happy recovery of yourself, and my thrice good Mrs. S----.
