A letter to ******* ***** [William Lewis], M.D. heretofore of ****** ****** [Christ Church] College in the University of O-*-*-*-*-d [Oxford] / [George Wilmot].

  • Wilmot, George.
Date:
1752
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Credit: A letter to ******* ***** [William Lewis], M.D. heretofore of ****** ****** [Christ Church] College in the University of O-*-*-*-*-d [Oxford] / [George Wilmot]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    {or by that of Your pretended Apologift) than by the fevereft Animadverfions of the Inquirer, of whole Injuftice You fo loudly complain. In a Word ; Your Anfwer, Your Defence, Your Exculpation (if it be Yours) muft appear to every unprejudiced Reader to be a Confeffion of more low and dirty Tranfadiions than the inhumane Author of the Inquiry has laid to Your Charge. You may poffibly have good Reafon for laying that You have for ever done, (or rather for whil¬ ing that You had for ever done) with Him and his Writings. But if He really is, as You infi- nuate in Your Preface, at this Time a Member of the fame Community with Yourfelf, You may poffibly very foon find that He hath not for ever done with You and Your W7ritlngs.—But after all why do I fay Your Writings ?—-You cannot lure be fo abfurd as to afford Your Hand or Counte¬ nance to fo bitter a Libel againft Yourfelf. No, Sir, this lhameful Apologift, this low and dirty Defender muft afforedly be one of thole Engines, of which You complain, let at work to mag- sc nify and mifreprefent in the blackeft Man- <c ner, a few unguarded Words before a Boy/* \Anfw. pm 44,,] and who, under the Mafk of Friendjhip, and the Appearance of pouring Oil into the Wounds made in your Reputation, lias watched his Opportunity of ftabbing You much deeper, than could be intended by the Author of the Inquiry. You are quite right. Sir, it mult be acknow¬ ledged, in Your Effort to creep under the Wing; of