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94 DOCUMENTS CONCERNING SWEDENBORG.
by his executing the translation of the Heaven and Hell,
when near seventy years of age, and subject to many
bodily infirmities, solely from a desire to render the work
public for the general good of the world.
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Mrs. Lewis [an advertisement at the end of the
Delitiæ Sapientiæ, &c. states that the works are sold by
Mr. Lewis, Paternoster Row, and Mr. Hart ( see the fol
lowing article), in Poppin’s-court, Fleet-street, ] told Mr.
Provo, about the year 1778, that she thought Swedenborg
a good and sensible man, but that it appeared to her that
he was too apt to spiritualize things (when speaking of
their correspondence) . She said he was very abstemious,
and lived chiefly on almonds and raisins.
"Mr. Hart related to Mr. Provo, about the year 1779,
that he thought Swedenborg a remarkable man, for whilst
he was abroad, old Mr. Hart, his father, died in London.
On Swedenborg’s return he went to spend an evening at
Mr. Hart’s house, in Poppin’s-court. After being let in
at the street door, he was told that his old friend, Mr.
Hart, was dead ; to which he replied, ’ I know that very
well, for I saw him in the spiritual world whilst I was in
Holland, at such a time [near the time he died, or soon
after] ; also whilst coming over in the packet to England:
he is not now in heaven, (continued he,) but is coming
round, and in a good way to do well.’ This much sur
prised the widow and son, for they knew that he was just
come over, and they said that he was of such a nature
that he could impose on no one, that he always spoke
the truth concerning every little matter, and would not
have made any evasion though his life had been at stake.
Mr. Hart, the father, printed all the Arcana Calestia, in
Latin ; Swedenborg was fond of his company, and often
went to spend an evening there : he used to take par
ticular notice of Mr. Hart’s little girl, whom Mr. Provo
saw at the time, then about ten years old.
" Mr. Burkhardt, a Swede, and formerly clerk to the
Swedish Chapel here, told Mr. Provo, in 1783 , that he
knew Swedenborg, and was present once when he dined
in London with some of the Swedish clergy ; he said that
some argument passed between Swedenborg and one of
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