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CATALOG NUMBER HF 3033 E
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE ? (1806-1809)
AUTHOR Mary (??)
RECIPIENT Alice Ann Hoffman (Nicholas)
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Augusta
PLACES
EVENTS
KEYWORDS
Addressed to Miss Ann Hoffman
Clifton Wilderness
*Original spelling retained throughout work, content appears exactly as written.
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A Promise voluntarily made should / have been more punctually perfor - / med __ why not write to me as soon / as affectionately as to Augusta, / am I not equal in your regard? / I may conclude not __ I am quite / jealous, but why acknowledge, / why allow, “that green eyed monster / that only [unrecovered] the secret heart” / any dominion. but however / condemned, however destructive / of happiness. Jealousy is I think / a Compliment, as it proceeds / from that delicacy of affection, / that ardour of Love, which /
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requires an equal return__ /
Well done Vanity I suppose you will / exclaim but trust me Ann I am not / vain, I am only desirous you love / me as I love you _
You are pleased with your Solitude / Solitude has many charms, as mild [& placed] / enjoyments suit well the contemplative / mind. Still there are more intense [strong] / less durable pleasures in Active life _
[unrecovered] past between the [two] [extremes] / of total Seclusion, Immoderate Disi - / pation, is the most conducive to / Happiness, but moderate engagement / satisfies not, the Ardour, the Vivacity / of Youth, this delightful age, / this Romantic season, in which / Impatience exerts its full power /
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In which almost [peacefulness] Past / [unrecovered] the Present, we / delight to revel in the Anticipa - / tions of Maturity _ drawn in / the brightest colourness of Hope / + Fancy /
But Stop! [unrecovered] Smallest / inscribing only a few words / a long + nonsensical letter _ / makes its appearance. Shall / I [unrecovered], or shall I distroy it? / Will you read it, will you pardon / its errors, for the sake of her who / loves you most sincerely
Forever your friend
Mary
Remember the second place /
Will never satisfy [ELD]
Burn this Immediately
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[ADDRESS]
Miss Ann Hoffman
Clifton Wilderness
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