These unforeseen stoppages, which I own I had no conception of when I first set out; --but which, I am convinced now, will rather increase than diminish as I advance, --have struck out a hint which I am resolved to follow; ----and that is, --not to be in a hurry; but to go on leisurely, writing and publishing two volumes of my life every year; ----which, if I am suffered to go on quietly, and can make a tolerable bargain with my bookseller, I shall continue to do as long as I live.
These unforeseen stoppages, which I had no conception of when I first set out - but which, I am now convinced, will increase rather than diminish as I advance - have made me resolve not to be in a hurry; but to go on leisurely, writing and publishing two volumes of my life every year; - which, if I can make a tolerable bargain with my bookseller, I shall continue to do as long as I live.