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4 Letters from Anna Seward to General Vyse
Author: Anna Seward4 letters from Anna Seward to Lord Bagot
Author: Anna SewardLetters of Anna Seward
Author: Anna SewardPublisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230231969
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Pages : 84
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1811 edition. Excerpt: ... LETTER LXVII. Captain Hastings* of the 82d Regiment, off Copenhagen. Lichfield, Sept. 7, 1S07. Dear Hastings, my heart is pierced with anguish by the tidings of your calamity. It is long since I have been so terribly shocked. My thoughts wander to your pillow many times every hour; indeed my spirits have, in no intervening instant, lost the gloom in which this event has wrapped them. The whole town mourns for you, even those to whom you are only known by the fair report of your seldom-equalled virtues, but none, except the General and Mrs Pigot, so deeply mourn as myself. Good Heaven! that when only four of our officers suffered, you should be one! Yet you live * He lost his left arm in the first action of that wild and most dishonourable expedition. Captain Hastings had been three years in Lichfield, aide-de-camp to General Pigot, and in that time lost his beloved and excellent wife. For a farther account of this gentleman, see some of the preceding and following letters S. --your wound, though dreadful, we are assured by your surgeons, will not prove mortal. That is our only consoling hope. And surely you, who so well deserve the good will and kind offices of all who know you;-- you, who were as a ministering angel by the couch of long-protracted suffering !--O ! I hope you have humane friends who watch by you, to administer every possible assistance and comfort. Alas! I often think--blessed is the departed, to have escaped the anxious misery which, by this event, she must have endured! Yet be cheered, my excellent friend ! patient and collected I know you are, for where is there a firmer spirit ? I pray to God to sustain and give you strength to recover from this cruel stroke, without irreparable loss of health, and then future danger...
Letters of Anna Seward: Written Between the Years 1784 and 1807, vol. 4
Author: Anna SewardLetters of Anna Seward
Author: Anna Seward12 letters from Anna Seward
Author: Anna SewardLetters of Anna Seward
Author: Anna SewardLetters of Anna Seward
Author: Anna SewardPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022858787
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This volume contains the letters of Anna Seward, an English poet known for her association with the Lunar Society and her friendship with Sir Walter Scott. The letters provide insight into Seward's life and the literary community of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The topics covered in the letters include politics, literature, and personal matters. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Letters of Anna Seward: Written Between the Years 1784 and 1807, vol. 5
Author: Anna SewardLetters of Anna Seward
Author: Anna SewardPublisher:
ISBN: 9781294301646
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Pages : 406
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.