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Thursday.
My dearest love,
Business presses upon me so much, that I am compelled to break my promise with you this afternoon; but I will be with you really soon on Sunday morning, and ask forgiveness at your dear eyes. The paper of today contains little worth reading. The Chronicle says that the Duke [1] has been advised to resign, & that a paper or some such thing was actually drawn up for him to that import, but that he declines making any concession. Be assured, that however the little great may make a stir on such matters, however corrupt politicians make prate, & pragmatize, & proul about "seeking whom they may devour," reason will have it's say after all. Mr. B. F. [2] has been with me this morning, & I am happy to say that he was much better as to a gentlemanly temperance. God bless you and Your Henry.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Leigh Hunt letter to Marianne Kent Hunt, February 23, 1809 |
| Creator |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 |
| Date Original | 1809-02-23 |
| Description | Original love letters to Marianne Kent. |
| Note | The day and month are clear from the postmark. Cheney dates this letter to 1809. See transcript notes below. |
| Personal Name Subject |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 Hunt, Marianne Kent, 1788-1857 |
| Chronological Subject |
1800-1810 |
| 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 | bound MsL H94hum2 leaf 12 (one of 34 letters in MsL H94hum2) |
| 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) | 18.3 |
| Width (cm) | 11.5 |
| 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 | 2009-04-08 |
| Transcript |
[London] Thursday. [February 23, 1809][1] My dearest love, Business presses upon me so much, that I am compelled to break my promise with you this afternoon; but I will be with you really soon on Sunday morning, and ask forgiveness at your dear eyes. The paper of today contains little worth reading. The Chronicle says that the Duke [1] has been advised to resign,[2] & that a paper or some such thing was actually drawn up for him to that import, but that he declines making any concession. Be assured, that however the little great may make a stir on such matters, however corrupt politicians make prate, & pragmatize, & proul about "seeking whom they may devour"[3] reason will have it's say after all. Mr. B. F. [4] has been with me this morning, & I am happy to say that he was much better as to a gentlemanly temperance. God bless you and Your Henry. Miss Kent 2. Little Titchfield St . Marylebone. |
| Transcript Notes |
1. Written in 1809 when Duke of York resigned. Thursday fell on February 23. 2. Duke of York . 3. The Duke of York was advised to resign as commander-in-chief because he and his mistress, Mary Anne Clarke, had been charged with accepting bribes for officers' commissions. The Duke did in fact, resign, but was shortly thereafter reinstated. 4. I Peter, 5:8: "The devil... walketh about seeking whom he may devour. 5. Baron Field . |
| Transcript By |
Brewer, Luther Cheney, David R. (David Raymond), 1922-2006 |
| Transcript Location | University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. |
| Letter Published In | Luther A. Brewer, ed. My Leigh Hunt Library, the Holograph Letters. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1938, p. 22. |
Description
| Title | Page1 |
| Relation - Is Part Of | Leigh Hunt letter to Marianne Kent Hunt, Feb. 23, 1809 |
| Digital Collection | Leigh Hunt Letters |
| File Name | h94hum2-12_Page1.jpg |
| Transcript | Thursday. My dearest love, Business presses upon me so much, that I am compelled to break my promise with you this afternoon; but I will be with you really soon on Sunday morning, and ask forgiveness at your dear eyes. The paper of today contains little worth reading. The Chronicle says that the Duke [1] has been advised to resign, & that a paper or some such thing was actually drawn up for him to that import, but that he declines making any concession. Be assured, that however the little great may make a stir on such matters, however corrupt politicians make prate, & pragmatize, & proul about "seeking whom they may devour" reason will have it's say after all. Mr. B. F. [2] has been with me this morning, & I am happy to say that he was much better as to a gentlemanly temperance. God bless you and Your Henry. |
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