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Hampstead-- June 23. 1816
My dear Sir,
I beg you will not be disturbed at the unsuccessful result of the applications you have been making for me.[1] I look upon those applications themselves as alone rendering me a very kind service; and am pleased & thankful accordingly.-- I do not affect not to feel adversity;-- my cheeks would sometimes belie me, if I did;-- but I have abided it's pelting so often, & have had such a soldier's part to play in this life, however strange a one considering my early & secret taste.[2] that I neither quarrel with it, nor, I verily believe, should feel it at all at last, were I the only sufferer.[3] Besides though not very orthodox, you know I have my devoutness; and am well assured, that he who made us, means the best towards us, & knows best what to do with us.
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Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Leigh Hunt letter to Charles Ollier, June 23, 1816 |
| Creator |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 |
| Date Original | 1816-06-23 |
| Description | Concerning unsuccessful applications made by Ollier for Hunt and of the adversities of Hunt's life. |
| Personal Name Subject |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 Ollier, Charles, 1788-1859 |
| Geographic Subject |
England -- London -- Camden -- Hampstead |
| Chronological Subject |
1810-1820 |
| Type (DCMIType) |
Text |
| Type (AAT) |
Correspondence |
| Type (IMT) |
jpeg |
| Digital Collection | Leigh Hunt Letters |
| Contributing Institution | University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. |
| Archival Collection |
Brewer-Leigh Hunt Collection |
| Collection Guide | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/resources/Brewer-LeighHunt.html |
| Location | MsL H94o no. 1 |
| Rights Management | Educational use only, no other permissions given. This letter is owned by The University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections Department, and is provided here for educational purposes. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the Special Collections Department. |
| Contact Information | Contact the University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections Department: lib-spec@uiowa.edu |
| Height (cm) | 18.9 |
| Width (cm) | 11.7 |
| Number of Pages | 2 + 2 blank |
| Number of Sheets of Paper | 1 |
| Digitization Specifications | Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 2335 scanner at 600 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available. |
| Date Digital | 2008-05-08 |
| Transcript |
Hampstead-- June 23. 1816 My dear Sir , I beg you will not be disturbed at the unsuccessful result of the applications you have been making for me.[1] I look upon those applications themselves as alone rendering me a very kind service; and am pleased & thankful accordingly.-- I do not affect not to feel adversity;-- my cheeks would sometimes belie me, if I did;-- but I have abided it's pelting so often, & have had such a soldier's part to play in this life, however strange a one considering my early & secret taste.[2] that I neither quarrel with it, nor, I verily believe, should feel it at all at last, were I the only sufferer.[3] Besides though not very orthodox, you know I have my devoutness; and am well assured, that he who made us, means the best towards us, & knows best what to do with us. [Page Break] Excuse this piece of sentimentalizing, which is warrantable, you know, on such occasions. I get into my Spenser and my Antoninus,[4] as of old; and when out of other goods, am very much inclined to be dealing in maxims. Remember me kindly to Mrs. Ollier, saying at the same time a world of unintelligible things for me to the "truly good one"[5] and believe me, my dear Sir , Most sincerely your's , Leigh Hunt |
| Transcript Notes |
1 The applications were probably for money from Coutt's bank at which Ollier was working. 2 Probably a reference to his desire to be well off before he married (see letters to Marianne dated November 14, 1808 and February 21, 1809). 3 LH had a wife and three children. 4 The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. Antoninus (121-180) was a stoic philosopher. 5 That is, Mrs. Ollier. |
| Transcript By | Cheney, David R. (David Raymond), 1922-2006 |
| Transcript Location | Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections: http://www.utoledo.edu/library/canaday/index.html |
| Letter Published In |
Luther A. Brewer. Some Letters From My Leigh Hunt Portfolios. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Privately Printed, 1929. First Edition, p. 17 [in part]; Luther A. Brewer, ed. My Leigh Hunt Library, the Holograph Letters. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1938, p. 106; Hunter Pell McCartney, ed. "The Letters of Leigh Hunt in the Luther A. Brewer Collection: 1816-1825." Diss. University of Pennsylvania, 1958, pp. 52-54. |
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| Title | Page1 |
| Relation - Is Part Of | Leigh Hunt letter to Charles Ollier, June 23, 1816 |
| Digital Collection | Leigh Hunt Letters |
| File Name | h94o-1_Page1.jpg |
| Transcript |
Hampstead-- June 23. 1816 My dear Sir , I beg you will not be disturbed at the unsuccessful result of the applications you have been making for me.[1] I look upon those applications themselves as alone rendering me a very kind service; and am pleased & thankful accordingly.-- I do not affect not to feel adversity;-- my cheeks would sometimes belie me, if I did;-- but I have abided it's pelting so often, & have had such a soldier's part to play in this life, however strange a one considering my early & secret taste.[2] that I neither quarrel with it, nor, I verily believe, should feel it at all at last, were I the only sufferer.[3] Besides though not very orthodox, you know I have my devoutness; and am well assured, that he who made us, means the best towards us, & knows best what to do with us. [Page Break] |
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