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34 MRS. DELANY.
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botany to get and lants the and natural MRousseau sciences with . The her Duchess who calls goes himself to the Vherbo Peak
p , . , riste at Bulstrode de Madame has la birds Duchesse , gold de and Portland silver fish ; she , shells has , fossils quite , a museum fungi .
Mrs . Delany , records in every letter some instance of the Duchess ' s vivacious all her own deli possession ght in science s , and . at Hc It the is same pleasant time to is see so how read she y to enjoys give
busy every in other adding place to its her due English . . . herlb Mr . al Elliot ; she is has here been , and transp she orted is very at the time discovery nils her of breakfast a new wild room plant so full , a Helleboria with sieves . " pans Her Grace and platters at one ,
being withstanding apparentl twelve y immersed chairs and in the with a couch study , it of of becomes water science , -plants difficult , and , that the to , pair no find t-
a seat . She _natiirally consorts men , - to of see aged the friends wonderful go to " lants Mr . B he ank has ' s house broug in ht _ISTew from Burlington Otaheite , and Street the , " p
remarkable dress worn by the savages who killed Captain Cook ., reports Occasionall the y hear we s have ay to g her limpses niece of , as Court , for in life stance , of which , of a Mrs ball . Delany at the
' s housewhere the Queen danced , besides minuets , four finished c Queen ni ountry ght , chang dances with ing , Lad with partners Mary the , King as Lowther the of D rest enmark and did , the . every The Hemp two King -dressers dances danced , that and all
lasts two hours . The y eight bars of this exciting melody are , given which as described are far by from "Walsh in licated 1718 . , with Delicious direction old s p for icture dancing of King it ,
Lowther George But III did . must not in his get not a youth comp linger little ! tired over One before the wonders endless the two whether suggestions hours were Lady of out Mary the !
we various correspondences , for we have to see Miss Mary Dewes through her courtshiand marriage to one Mr . Port of Ham , a
p less gentleman the course of ancient of true famil love y and did good not run estate perfectl , with y whom smooth , neverthe , for the
reason fair very , lad uncomfortable y opposed ' s uncle , to Mr . the . Bernard The match followin Miss , Granville and g singular contrived , was to for love to some Port - make letter unexp during , every if such lained body the it
may be called , written by Dewes Mr . cloudy devotion period to , shows a mixtur and moonli e of ideas hta in pruden the youn tial hint g lad regarding y ' s mind ,
the a uncleand grammar an anxiety as to the g matchin , g of the furniture in her new hom , eif ever she became its mistress , which is _vexy quaint
, and amusing : — Richmond , Saturday , June 9 t 7 i _, 1770 . .
Thursday My I sent dear , that you Mr such I . Port fear , a you , strange could and scarce , I fear make , almost it Hal out unintelli f an , but hour g I ible could after was scrawl not so seven much have last .
written straitened at in all , tim which e , that I ho had pe wi I not ll plead been my pretty excuse expeditious , otherwise , , I I am sure , there
are many wanted .
34 Mrs. Delany.
34 MRS . DELANY .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 1, 1862, page 34, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01031862/page/34/
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