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The autobiography and correspondence of Mary Granville, mrs. Delany, ed. by lady Llanover - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 Excerpt: ... When friendship such as yours our hours Bless It soothes our cares and makes affliction--Less. Opprest hy woes from you I'm sure to--Find A sovereign cure for my distempered--Mind; At court or play, in field or shady--Grove, No place can yield delight without your--Love. When me, with your commands you Mess, My time is yours, nor can I offer--Less. There so much truth and love I--Find, That with content jt fills my--Mind; Happy to live in unfrequented--Grove, Assured of faithful Nanny's--Love. Although I have received a letter in the packet that came from Gloucester to Brickhill, I cannot say I am satisfied; three posts have passed and no letter except that--which was without a date. My dearest sister must excuse my troublesome fears, but where two such friends as my mother and yourself are the constant object of my tenderest thoughts, I cannot help yielding to my apprehensions when I miss hearing from you, but I know you blame my weakness, and think your sister a simpleton. You are very merry about your new habitation; I wish you merry in it. I am glad you won't want light, but I doubt, by your account, you will be very much troubled with wind. Alas! you would fain make a poet of me; the words1 you sent me are soft and pretty, and I have aimed to tell you by their means a small part of what I feel, but I find it a great difficulty to express my sentiments on that score, but you must think the rest for me. Pray tell me the meaning of your sending those words? I ought to be even with you and put you to your wit's end in return, therefore make sense of these six words--tender, render, joy, boy, fasting, lasting. I dined yesterday at Lady Suns, her girl is very well, and like Dada. I will take care of your letter to France, but you must not direct any more in...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1150509740
- ISBN 13 9781150509742
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages178
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