"Nov. 14. 1813.

"Let the revise which I sent just now (and _not_ the proof in Mr.
Gifford's possession) be returned to the printer, as there are
several additional corrections, and two new lines in it. Yours,"
&c.

* * * * *

LETTER 146. TO MR. MURRAY.

"November 15. 1813.

"Mr. Hodgson has looked over and _stopped_, or rather _pointed_,
this revise, which must be the one to print from. He has also made
some suggestions, with most of which I have complied, as he has
always, for these ten years, been a very sincere, and by no means
(at times) flattering intimate of mine. _He_ likes it (you will
think _fatteringly_, in this instance) better than The Giaour, but
doubts (and so do I) its being so popular; but, contrary to some
others, advises a separate publication. On this we can easily
decide. I confess I like the _double_ form better. Hodgson says, it
is _better versified_ than any of the others; which is odd, if
true, as it has cost me less time (though more hours at a time)
than any attempt I ever made.

"P.S. Do attend to the punctuation: I can't, for I don't know a
comma--at least where to place one.