Widh grait impacience my dear youg Frend; hav I delayed dhe acnollegement ov dhe ellegante Vollume (Sypreme de prononciation figurées) hwich haze months ago delighted, noles dhan onnored me. My first delight waz my belovved Pupils kind attesion, my next dhe persuzal ov dhe ingenious Novvelty: hwence som parragraphs fool ov sense and spirrite (dho I can pay littel compliment to’ dhe system) will constitute my concluding corroboracion; immediately howevver preceded by Dr. Franklins systemattics and truly-cuirous Essay: I mean dhate small accounte, hwich I thinke yoo wer plezed to’ approov; crowned widh dhe two letters, in dhis my own orthoggraphy: hwich letters, replete widh rezon, wil adorn az much az authorize (and authorizes, az if written for dhe purpose) dhe doctrine dhate pervades my vollume. For dhe pirior and principal wil questionles be dhate, hwich substanciates Inglish Pictures; and, fixing forevver, facilletates dhe Brittish Tung to’ mankind. Bold Langham eze (yoo remember) my first voucher ov Truithe, in hize cellabroted pamphlet beiring date 1575. My parte its must proov, to’ demonstrate dhoze geniuses rascional, hoo gennerorisly, dho unwittingly, combine in dhe envious taske, to’ show me such!
A Frend ov yoors, hoom yoo, Sir, verry natturally oonor, waz kind enuf dhe oddher day to’ direct me to’ Mr. Wallace; a gentelman, hoos aspect bespoke (had not dhe reccommender bespoken) my esteem; nay, if I may prophettically or poetically (vates doz edher) so far flatter myself, announced me, future frendship. My packetes be said if in anny degree large, he cood hav contrived to’ forward half a dozzen advertisements, he thaught, wood not encumber a covver, addressed, by dhe poast for hiz Excellence. My work ellegantly pesuting ab Mr. Walters, ize yet but in dhe seccond sheet: hize letter founde Ravoing occazioned unexpected delay. My Subscriphon hwich ize happily begun wil becom (I dout not)by dhe nobel cooperacion ov Frends in France, widh dhoze ov Brittain and oddher climes, at least az respectabel, as waze Marsials. som thaughts I hav ov making a vissite erly in dhe summer, to’ my native Citty: nor can I question dhe concurrence perhaps competiscion, ov my Contrymen; to’ satisfy dheir sense ov hwat dhey ow to’ my renawed endevoors.
My first subscisber to’ Marsial waz a Lady now widh yoo; hoo haze evvery titel to’ my anxious regards for herself and (her) fammily. Dhe Duke ov Dorsete wil, not now first, onnor me. Her Graces Friend Sir Williame Murray, yoor preddecessor wil vy, aze before, widh oddhers I hav long lovved in evincing dhe propirety od my attatchment Dr. Franklins frendship haz manny years constituted my distinguished happines; hiz coincidence in pursuit ov Truthe, must be my peculiar pirde Doo we hope to’ see hiz Excellence and hize Seccretary, soon in Ingland? Will dhe nobelnes ov dhe latter evvidence hiz indignacion at my seeming (yet reverse ov real) insensibillity; by a speedy, if evver so short, a letter? Can I doo anny plezzure to him, or hize; to’ France [?] hiddherto’ unavailingly (or unavailedly) pants to’ pozes our Language? Tel me, dear Sir, evverything, anny thing (dho I aske no pollitics); and hold me ewer annything raddher dhan forguetfool ov dhoze, hoo hav so manny claims upon me; dhan capabel dhen ov cesing to’ be dhe Doctors, Mrs. Hewsons, or Dearest Sir, Your moast obedient an moast obledged servant