They have been treated with unmerited contempt by some of the periodicals, and others have spoken in higher terms of them than they deserve.'[33] [31] Extract of letter to Mathews, _Memoirs_, i.

79-80.
[32] _Memoirs_, i.

82.
[33] Ibid.i.

82-3.
13.

_Employment on a London Newspaper_.
Writing from Keswick on November 7th, 1794, he announces to his friend Mathews, who _was_ employed on the newspapers, his desire and intention of coming to London for the same purpose, and requests him to procure for him a similar engagement.