The Brownings' Correspondence: January 1845-July 1845, letters 1799-1981Wedgestone Press, 1992 |
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... understand that when you write , it is pure grace , & never to be expected . You have too much to do I understand perfectly . The east wind seems to be blowing all my letters about today - the t [ ' ] s & e's wave like willows . Now if ...
... understand that when you write , it is pure grace , & never to be expected . You have too much to do I understand perfectly . The east wind seems to be blowing all my letters about today - the t [ ' ] s & e's wave like willows . Now if ...
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... understand that poor Hood is sup- posed to be dying .. really dying .. at last . Sydney Smith's last laugh mixes with his . . or nearly so . But Hood has a deeper heart , in one sense , that [ sic ] Sydney Smith , - & is the material of ...
... understand that poor Hood is sup- posed to be dying .. really dying .. at last . Sydney Smith's last laugh mixes with his . . or nearly so . But Hood has a deeper heart , in one sense , that [ sic ] Sydney Smith , - & is the material of ...
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... understand you to desire , with respect to our own intimacy : while I may acknowledge , I believe , that I correspond with you , I shall not , in any case , suffer it to be known that I see , or have seen you . This I just remind you of ...
... understand you to desire , with respect to our own intimacy : while I may acknowledge , I believe , that I correspond with you , I shall not , in any case , suffer it to be known that I see , or have seen you . This I just remind you of ...
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