Page1 |
Previous | 1 of 2 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
|
This page
All
Subset |
Loading content ...
37. Portland Street. [London] Friday 18. Sept. 1812
Dear Hill,
I should have been truly happy to dine at Sydenham on Sunday next, but I am not yet stout enough to venture so far, & am obliged to live like a hermit in every respect. Pray remember me heartily to Campbell,[1] & tell him that I am now emerging from a Slough of Despond,[2] in which the bile & I (that foul fiend) have been struggling ever since I saw him in Beaufort Buildings.[3] Have the goodness also to tell DuBois that I should have answered his note, but I was in the country when he sent it to Portland Street, & it has been with the greatest difficulty, till within these few days, that I have put pen to paper.
We are going to move, this quarter day, into a cottage at West End, Hampstead,[4] where I need not say we shall be very glad to see you, if ever you chuse to explore the ups & downs of that delightful neighbourhood.
Yrs. truly,
Leigh Hunt.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Leigh Hunt letter to Thomas Hill, September 18, 1812 |
| Creator |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 |
| Date Original | 1812-09-18 |
| Description | Concerning invitation to dinner; Hunt's being in a "Slough of Despond"; and his impending move to West End, Hampstead. |
| Personal Name Subject |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 Hill, Thomas, 1760-1840 |
| Chronological Subject |
1810-1820 |
| Type (DCMIType) |
Text |
| 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 H94hil |
| 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) | 18.8 |
| 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 | 2008-07-18 |
| Transcript |
37. Portland Street. [London] Friday 18. Sept. 1812 Dear Hill, I should have been truly happy to dine at Sydenham on Sunday next, but I am not yet stout enough to venture so far, & am obliged to live like a hermit in every respect. Pray remember me heartily to Campbell,[1] & tell him that I am now emerging from a Slough of Despond,[2] in which the bile & I (that foul fiend) have been struggling ever since I saw him in Beaufort Buildings.[3] Have the goodness also to tell DuBois that I should have answered his note, but I was in the country when he sent it to Portland Street, & it has been with the greatest difficulty, till within these few days, that I have put pen to paper . We are going to move, this quarter day, into a cottage at West End, Hampstead,[4] where I need not say we shall be very glad to see you, if ever you chuse to explore the ups & downs of that delightful neighbourhood . Yrs. truly , Leigh Hunt. [page break] Thomas Hill Esqre. Queenhithe. |
| Transcript Notes |
1. Thomas Campbell (1777-1844), poet best known perhaps for "The Pleasures of Hope." 2. John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, the First Part . 3. Where the Examiner office was located. 4. LH moved into a West End, Hampstead cottage on October 1, 1812 . |
| Transcript By |
Cheney, David R. (David Raymond), 1922-2006 |
Description
Tags
Comments
Post a Comment for Page1
