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Wordsworth, Dora (1804-1847). - Letter, from Rydal Mount, to Edward Quillinan (1791-1851), at No. 12 Bryanston Street, Portman Square, dated 21 November 1829. WLL / Wordsworth, Dora / 1 / 23
My dear Mr Quillinan, I avail myself of a frank to Town to send the Extract & thank you for your kind letter just received.
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Wordsworth's poetry
He has not yet heard from Mr Dyce but has no doubt that the offensive expression will be expunged as it certainly ought never to have appeared.
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Dyce, Alexander (1798-1869)
If Father should see What you say about the Mortage is welcome - we shall be glad if anything come of it as in these hard times it is inconvenient for money to be lying all but dead - Grieved am I to be unable to relieve your bleeding heart - of the Douglas we have heard nothing & have no news but that my - & the fattest of the Silver ones has got the name of
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Wordsworth, Mary (1770-1859)
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Southey, Edith May (1804-1871)
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Wordsworth, Dora (1804-1847)
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gold fish
We wished for you today as the splendor of our Lake surpassed that of all earthly waters ever seen - It was [page break (4)]a thick Novemr morning - At first a small golden eye appeared towards Bowness - it extended to a streak which broadened till the whole lake became inconceivably brilliant - yet at the same time a subdued light - the sky above remaining intensly gloomy - imagine to yourself something between moonlight & setting sun-shine, more rich than the one & softer & more delicate than the other & you will approach towards a conception of what we had before our eyes this day for little less than half an hour but to other & not meaner matters. Your Lover went to Whitehaven on Tuesday by mail as was her intention - she had a pleasant moonlight journey under Helvellyn - her address is Mrs Payen's Lowther St Whitehaven [page break (5)]Father bids me tell you that he has removed the 1st Stanza of his
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Wordsworth, William (1770-1850)
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writing poetry
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On the Power of Sound
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The Recluse
And now at length let me thank you for all the trouble you have kindly taken about the Watch - The one that has hit your fancy
Happy are we to hear such good accounts of the Darlings our love & kisses to them - All unite in kind & affectionate regards to you. Ever your's faithfully Dora Wordsworth Rydal Mount As you possess the Sylvan Wanderer Father wishes you to see what ground there is for Mr Dyce to find fault with Sir E.B. by comparing the transcript with that in Dyce's Ed: should you have an opportunity of doing so - Remember you asked for Hartley's Sonnet so dont put down my sending it to vanity if you please sir - Edward Quillinan Esqre., 12. Bryanston St., Portman Square.
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