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Kensington, Dec. 30.
My dear Blanchard,
Not having the pleasure of being so frequently with you as most of your friends, & knowing too well that there are griefs which cannot bear to hear immediately the voices of even those with whom we are most conversant, I did not
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Leigh Hunt letter to Sidney Laman Blanchard, December 30, 1845 |
| Creator |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 |
| Date Original | 1845-12-30 |
| Description | Consoling Blanchard on his loss. |
| Personal Name Subject |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 Blanchard, Samuel Laman, 1804-1845 Blanchard, Sidney Laman, d. 1883 |
| Geographic Subject |
England -- London -- Kensington and Chelsea -- Kensington |
| Chronological Subject |
1840-1850 |
| 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 H94bla12 |
| 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) | 10.7 |
| Width (cm) | 9.1 |
| Number of Pages | 5 + 3 blank |
| Number of Sheets of Paper | 2 |
| Digitization Specifications | Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 2335 scanner at 600 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available. |
| Date Digital | 2008-06-03 |
| Transcript |
Kensington, Dec. 30 . My dear Blanchard, Not having the pleasure of being so frequently with you as most of your friends, & knowing too well that there are griefs which cannot bear to hear immediately the voices of even those with whom we are most conversant, I did not think it right to say a word to you during the first burst of sorrow like yours; and I hope I am, now, not premature in doing so; but having occasion to write of his loss to poor Forster, and thinking you might, by possibility, hear as much, I was anxious that you should know what had hithero kept me silent. Scarcely a day has passed, in the course of which I have not frequently thought of you. I do not pretend, that this, or twenty such assurances from others, can give you any real consolation at present; yet your heart is too large not to admit a thought of them, for the sake of those others; and I have found, during the greatest afflictions, that if one does but encourage the faintest approach of a comfort, Nature seems pleased with us for taking her perplexing dispensations kindly, & assuredly makes it grow larger. But pardon reflections which must, of course, with a hundred others, go through your own fine mind; & above all do not think of writing any answer to them. It is enough to feel such griefs, without scarring one's heart with them on paper. Only try to keep the corners of your heart open for your old friends, & among them a little bit of one for your perhaps officious but certainly well-meaning and affectionate Leigh Hunt. |
| Transcript By | Mechlovitz, Sarah |
| Transcript Location | University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. |
Description
| Title | Page1 |
| Relation - Is Part Of | Leigh Hunt letter to Sidney Laman Blanchard, Dec. 30, 1845 |
| Digital Collection | Leigh Hunt Letters |
| File Name | h94bla-12_Page1.jpg |
| Transcript | Kensington, Dec. 30. My dear Blanchard, Not having the pleasure of being so frequently with you as most of your friends, & knowing too well that there are griefs which cannot bear to hear immediately the voices of even those with whom we are most conversant, I did not |
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