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... LETTER XXIII . ful letter you have had the goodness From Lady M. W. Montague to Mrs. J Vienna , Sept. 26 , O. S. 1716 . I was never more agreeably sur- to send me . I know that you can think of an absent friend even in the midst of a ...
... LETTER XXIII . ful letter you have had the goodness From Lady M. W. Montague to Mrs. J Vienna , Sept. 26 , O. S. 1716 . I was never more agreeably sur- to send me . I know that you can think of an absent friend even in the midst of a ...
Page 41
... letter may be always made out time , and I sat near three hours with of the books of the morning or talk the patience of mortal born to bear ; of the evening ; and any letters from at last she declared it quite finished , you , my ...
... letter may be always made out time , and I sat near three hours with of the books of the morning or talk the patience of mortal born to bear ; of the evening ; and any letters from at last she declared it quite finished , you , my ...
Page 307
... letter for letter , need not be observ- presented themselves , were to rest ed : but never write three without contented with mediocrity , how could receiving one in return , because in he possibly ever arrive at excellence ! that case ...
... letter for letter , need not be observ- presented themselves , were to rest ed : but never write three without contented with mediocrity , how could receiving one in return , because in he possibly ever arrive at excellence ! that case ...
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From the same to the Duchess of Portland | 7 |
From the same to Mrs S C | 19 |
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acquaintance Adieu admire Æneid agreeable Ali Pacha amusement Anna Seward beautiful believe Bishop Hoadly Bradshaigh called character comfort dear friend dear sir delight desire Duchess of Portland Edward Gibbon Elizabeth Montagu England expect favour fear feel Franklin friendship give glad gout grace happy haps hear heart Henry Kirke White honour hope Horace Walpole kind lady ladyship least less LETTER liberty live lord Lord Byron madam mean ment mind miss Montagu morning ness never night obliged occasion Olney opinion pain perhaps person pleased pleasure poem poet poor pray present racter reason received seen sensible sent sincere soon spirits Strawberry Hill suppose sure tell thank ther thing thought tion town truth William Unwin Winteringham wish word write young