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The Life of William Cobbett, Esq., Late M. P. for Oldham
The Life of William Cobbett Esq Late M P for Oldham Author:William Cobbett Subtitle: Including All the Memorable Events of His Extraordinary Life ... With an Impartial Critique on His Public Character ... Comp. From Authentic Sources General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1835 Original Publisher: J. Duncombe Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustratio... more »ns and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Sir, -- I have received your answer, which leaves no alternative except that of my insisting on that satisfaction which you owe me as a gentleman, and which I wish you would empower some friend to arrange this evening. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, March 11,1817. J. J. Lockhabt. I shall remain in Winchester this evening for this purpose until eight o'clock, and a friend will deliver this letter to you, to accept your arrangement. To Wm. Cobbett, Esq. To this hostile communication Mr. Cobbett returned the following pithy reply : -- Winchester, March 11,1817. Sir, -- If I could stay here another day, I would amuse myself with some fun with you, but having business of more importance on hand, I must request of you to renew your pleasant correspondence, upon our arrival in town. Iii the meanwhile, I remain Your most obedient, and most humble Servant, Wm. Cobbett. Now a few plain facts will enable the reader to form a perfTtly correct judgment of the case between these two parties, -- First, Mr. Lockhart knew that Cobbett had written many essays reprohating, in the strongest terms the practice of duelling. -- Second, he knew that the person he had thus challenged, had ever held it as a species of suicide, for a man in his situation, to fight a duel, seeing, that if one missed him, another would be found, till some one should kill him. -- Third, (and this was Mr. Lockhart's rock of safety) he knew well th...« less