I have lived to see three great men--men to whom none come near in their respective provinces--Pitt, Nelson, Wellington.

Morality and religion would have placed our friend among them as the fourth boast of the time; even a decent respect for the good opinion of mankind might have done much now; but all is tending to displace him." Mr.Murray, who was still in communication with Mr.Blackwood, found that he refused to sell "Don Juan" because it contained personalities which he regarded as even more objectionable than those of which Murray had complained in the _Magazine_.
When the copyright of "Don Juan" was infringed by other publishers, it became necessary to take steps to protect it at law, and Mr.Sharon Turner was consulted on the subject.

An injunction was applied for in Chancery, and the course of the negotiation will be best ascertained from the following letters: _Mr.Sharon Turner to John Murray_.
_October_ 21, 1819.
DEAR MURRAY, ...

on "Don Juan" I have much apprehension.

I had from the beginning, and therefore advised the separate assignment.