Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing (CMSW) - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/cmsw/ Document : 231 Title: Letter from Campbell to Murray, 12 Jan 1816 Author(s): Campbell, Thomas 2 To John Murray Esqr — Albemarle Street London Jany. 12 . 1816 — My dear Sir — My Lectures on Ancient & Modern Poetry will occupy two respect =able Quarto Volumes or three Octavos such as Blair's Lectures on the Belles Lettres — The work will engage me probably about five years — if not executed in seven years it will be in your option to relinquish the engagement — I consider Three thousand guineas a very liberal price if paid in bills at three & six months from the date of delivering the entire Manuscript entirely ready. for printing — Should the whole Copy Money not be paid within 8 months from the date of delivery the ms — I shall consider the Copy right as reverting to myself — I consider the date of the time allowed to finish the work as commencing when our present specimens of English Poetry are publis hed I remain yours respectfully T. Campbell