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his Speculation ,&1 his Hobby Horse;his Occupation his Hope& his Futurity. – He was extremely desirous of drawing his good friends at Willingdenthither;and his endeavours in the cause, were as grateful & disinterested, as they werewarm. — He wanted to secure the promiseof a visit – to get as many of the Familyas hisown house wd .would contain, to follow himto Sanditon as soon as poſsible – andhealthy as they all undeniably were –foresaw that every one of them wd .would bebenefited by the Sea. Air. – He held it indeedas certain, that no person cd .could be really well, no person, (however upheld for the presentby fortuitous aids of exercise & spirits) ina semblance of Health) could be reallyin a state of secure & permanent Health without spending at least 6 weeks bythe Sea every year. — The Sea Air & Sea Bathing together were nearly almost infallible, in every disorder One or the other ofthem being a match for every Disorder, In cases of the Stomach, the Lungs or the Blood; they were equally sovereign;They were They were anti-spasmodic, anti-pul::monary, anti-sceptic,2anti-bilious & anti-rheumatic.Nobody could catch cold by the Sea,Nobody wanted appetite by the Sea,

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