The important budget ushered in,
With such heart-shaking musick, etc. etc.
I often think of my dearest father sitting in his little
summer-house by the river, and wish myself beside him.
We have no sight of futurity--Russia, Naples; beat the French; a
wound, a medal, and arm in a sling.
My health is uniform, and so are my spirits; only sometimes I sigh
for England, for Edwinstowe, and for you. God bless you, my dearest
mother.--With great love, your most affectionate and dutiful son,