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Coleridge, Sara (1802-1852). - Letter, from Greta Hall, to Elizabeth Crumpe, at Allan Bank, dated 27 February 1819. WLMS A / Coleridge, Sara / 2
Gretahall My dear Miss Elizabeth, A double motive induces me to address you; first to express my regret for your sister's illness which we learnt from Miss Wordsworth, and the consideration of which compelled me to defer answering her kind letter, the second to inform you more fully of what you may have heard accidentally mentioned, I mean the arrival of a little stranger, the safe delivery of my We eagerly watched for a long time, in hopes of seeing him open his little eyelids, in order to ascertain, what we thought an affair of [page break (2)]great importance, namely the colour of his eyes; but the little provoking creature allowed us but a very few glympses, thus leaving us in great fear that they would prove a dark grey, for dark we saw that they were, last evening however he relieved us of this terrible anxiety by opening them as wide as his fat will allow him, and discovering them to be decidedly hazel. Yesterday I performed the pleasant task of answering a letter from my- dear Perhaps you may have heard at Rydal- [page break (3)]Mount that
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Coleridge, Hartley (1796-1849)
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studying for a degree
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Oxford University
Give my love to Sophia, and tell her I hope she derives the improvement from she anticipated, from Miss Dowling's instruction; I must now conclude as I commenced this letter, with expressing [my] sorrow for Miss Louisa's illness, and my sincere wishes for her recovery, as also for the continued health of all the rest of your family, to whom present my best love and respects, and believe me your ever affectionate friend I hope I may make use of the term continued health in regard to Miss Mary; when you write, are so kind as to write, which I hope will soon be soon, please to make particular mention of her. give my love to Miss Crumpe, and say I am learning the Tyrolese air, with those cruel variations, and should much like to hear her play it, for I am not quite sure in regard to the time. Your sister thanked me for remembering to add a letter to her name: I may thank her for remembering to drop one in mine: once more believe me truly yours Sara no h. Miss Elizabeth Crumpe Allan bank. Object summary: WLMS A / Coleridge, Sara / 2
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