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To Leigh Hunt Esqr
To you with something of a child’s confidence in a kind Father - the esteem of riper years - I send the vagrant thought of an hour I think to name them the hearts [ ? ] wanderings tho’ perhaps it were near truth -‘tis a first attempt -If the heart’s form & from whence they emanated is worthy of an excitant the kindness of y’r nature will dictate the propriety of bestowing. Two [ ? ] past the era named manhoods dawn I may yet merit - I should love to be worthy of yr esteem and confidence. I thought to have been garruling here - to have appealed -other thoughts rise in the doing of a thing we /were/ not awake wd be fine no more. lest by an appearance of cringing
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Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | William Fox letter to Leigh Hunt, January 22, 1838 |
| Creator |
Fox, W. J. (William Johnson), 1786-1864 |
| Date Original | 1838-01-22 |
| Description | Conveying his affection and respect and expressing the hope that the pages revealing a "heart's wandering" will merit the esteem of Hunt. |
| Personal Name Subject |
Fox, W. J. (William Johnson), 1786-1864 Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 |
| Chronological Subject |
1830-1840 |
| 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 F794h |
| 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) | 18.5 |
| Width (cm) | 11.4 |
| Number of Pages | 3 + 1 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 | 2008-02-07 |
| Transcript |
To Leigh Hunt Esqr To you with something of a child’s confidence in a kind Father - the esteem of riper years - I send the vagrant thought of an hour I think to name them the hearts [ ? ] wanderings tho’ perhaps it were near truth -‘tis a first attempt -If the heart’s form & from whence they emanated is worthy of an excitant the kindness of y’r nature will dictate the propriety of bestowing. Two [ ? ] past the era named manhoods dawn I may yet merit - I should love to be worthy of yr esteem and confidence. I thought to have been garruling here - to have appealed -other thoughts rise in the doing of a thing we /were/ not awake wd be fine no more. lest by an appearance of cringing [page break] I prove myself deserving of neglect -it is the first time I have appeared before you [?inclosed] the [?closed] of my thoughts -it may be the last -be it even so: for you I shall never reserve a corner of my heart -a green spot in memory dear’ -to treasure up affectionate admiration -cherished with such feelings as I tender to the nearest & dearest I own on Earth from the pure stream of yr creation I can drink with the crowd. Forgive this intrusion -vanity - and believe me Faithfully Yours Wm Fox . Jany 22 - 1838 . [page break] To Leigh Hunt Esqr |
| Transcript By |
Chen, Lilly |
| Transcript Location |
University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. |
Description
| Title | Page1 |
| Relation - Is Part Of | William Fox letter to Leigh Hunt, Jan. 22, 1838 |
| Digital Collection | Leigh Hunt Letters |
| File Name | f794h_Page1.jpg |
| Transcript |
To Leigh Hunt Esqr To you with something of a child’s confidence in a kind Father - the esteem of riper years - I send the vagrant thought of an hour I think to name them the hearts [ ? ] wanderings tho’ perhaps it were near truth -‘tis a first attempt -If the heart’s form & from whence they emanated is worthy of an excitant the kindness of y’r nature will dictate the propriety of bestowing. Two [ ? ] past the era named manhoods dawn I may yet merit - I should love to be worthy of yr esteem and confidence. I thought to have been garruling here - to have appealed -other thoughts rise in the doing of a thing we /were/ not awake wd be fine no more. lest by an appearance of cringing [page break] |
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