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F645 Book: Darwin, C. R. 1913. The origin of species [in Danish]. Translated by J. P. Jacobsen. Revised by Frits Heide. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. Text Image PDF

ikke kan anses for fuldkommen eller som udført paa den ædleste Maade, saafremt den ikke udføres ligesom af sig selv, uden at der er nogen Overvejelse eller Anstrengelse, altsaa Saaledes som om den Mand, der udførte den, havde de Egenskaber, der i det givne Tilfælde fordredes, medfødte. Den som er nødt til at overvinde sin Frygt eller Mangel paa Sympati, før han handler, fortjener imidlertid paa en vis Maade større Anerkendelse end den Mand, hvis medfødte Anlæg faar ham til at gøre en god Gerning

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F645 Book: Darwin, C. R. 1913. The origin of species [in Danish]. Translated by J. P. Jacobsen. Revised by Frits Heide. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. Text Image PDF

; thi vi ved, at forandrede Livsbetingelser særlig paavirker Reproduktionssystemet, og vi har god Grund til at tro (som tidligere omtalt), at den Omstændighed, at Livsbetingelserne er saa omskiftelige hos Husdyr og dyrkede Planter, gør sit til at bringe den Goldhed til at forsvinde, der er saa almindelig hos de vilde Arter i Krydsningstilfælde. Jeg har andet Steds vist (ibid. Vol. II, S. 185 og „Arternes Oprindelse , S. 275), at Arternes Goldhed i Krydsningstilfælde ikke er bleven erhvervet ved

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F645 Book: Darwin, C. R. 1913. The origin of species [in Danish]. Translated by J. P. Jacobsen. Revised by Frits Heide. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. Text Image PDF

udmærket Iagttager, at der er ti Gange saa mange Hanner paa Legepladserne, som der er Hunner; naar en Hun kommer ind imellem Hannerne, „bliver hun straks klemt inde mellem to Hanner, og naar disse har holdt sig i denne Situation i nogen Tid, afløses de af to andre Hanner2). Insekter. I denne Klasse er det kun Sommerfuglene, der giver os Midler i Hænde til at danne os en Mening om det Forhold, der er imellem Kønnenes Individantal; thi de er bleven samlede med særlig Omhyggelighed af mangen god

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F1553.2 Book: Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1915. Emma Darwin, A century of family letters, 1702-1896. London: John Murray. Volume 2 Text Image PDF

short life, but I trust happy, and God only knows what miseries might have been in store for her. She expired without a sigh. How desolate it makes one to think of her frank, cordial manners. I am so thankful for the daguerreotype. I cannot remember ever seeing the dear child naughty. God bless her. We must be more and more to each other, my dear wife. Do what you can to bear up, and think how invariably kind and tender you have been to her. I am in bed, not very well. When I shall return I

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F1553.1 Book: Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1915. Emma Darwin, A century of family letters, 1792-1896. London: John Murray. Volume 1 Text Image PDF

ation and compare it with myself; but still I love the affection that does so misrepresent me and would not lose it for worlds. I have been reading a good deal about the doctrine of original sin and the being born again, and I am puzzled. If we are incapable of the least effort of ourselves, and must owe every good thought to the inspiration of God, it seems to put good and evil out of our own power. Is this Calvinism? This is Mrs Tollet's doctrine, and I believe that of most of the

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F1553.1 Book: Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1915. Emma Darwin, A century of family letters, 1792-1896. London: John Murray. Volume 1 Text Image PDF

earnest. Among the advantages are: Children (if it please God) constant companion ( friend in old age) charms of music female chit-chat. Among the disadvantages: Terrible loss of time, if many children forced to gain one's bread; fighting about no society. But he continues, What is the use of working without sympathy from near and dear friends? Who are near and dear friends to the old, except relatives? And his conclusion is: My God, it is intolerable to think of spending one's whole life like a

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F1553.2 Book: Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1915. Emma Darwin, A century of family letters, 1702-1896. London: John Murray. Volume 2 Text Image PDF

But this I feel, that expiation is a want to me. Pardon is not sufficient, and without expiation I cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. The Kingdom of Heaven is a state, not a place the peace of God in one's own heart. Expiation is a necessity to my own heart, and not to God. There are those who have never wilfully sinned, they cannot therefore feel this want. Christ has said, He was not sent to the Whole, but to the Sick. Therefore it is not true that He considers all sinners. I find in

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F1553.2 Book: Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1915. Emma Darwin, A century of family letters, 1702-1896. London: John Murray. Volume 2 Text Image PDF

may injure Charles's health, which is always affected by his mind, that she has desired Fanny Hensleigh to go down to Malvern. She depends also on her eye for illness. Pray Heaven their child may be preserved to them! I was full of hope till I saw Charles's postscript. Adieu. I came here yesterday. Emma looks well as to health. She is of course very much overcome at times, but she has no fear that her anxiety should bring on her confinement. The post is going, so God bless you. Affectionately

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disappointed. 4 o'clock. She has taken two spoonfuls of tea, and no sickness, thank God. I find Fanny an infinite comfort. 5 o'clock. Just the same. I will write before late post if Dr G. comes. My dearest, C. D. Emma Darwin to Charles Darwin. [DOWN], Saturday, 19th April [1851] The [telegraphic] message1 is just arrived. What happiness! How I do thank God! but I will not be too hopeful. I was in the garden looking at my poor darling's little garden to find a flower of hers when Griffiths drove up. 1

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you will find out from all you love yourself, and God for ever bless my own own. Mrs Josiah Wedgwood to her sister Jessie Allen. SHREWSBURY, Dec. 6 [1818]. My being at this place, dearest Jessie, has occasioned a delay of two or three days in my getting your letter, which I did not do till last night, otherwise I could not have let it remain a day unanswered. How little did I think of the painful struggles you were going through, at the time when I imagined you giving and receiving unalloyed

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F1553.1 Book: Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1915. Emma Darwin, A century of family letters, 1792-1896. London: John Murray. Volume 1 Text Image PDF

all sat round the dining-table to tea, but I am afraid it looked a triste shop. Feeling out of spirits I had invited no one, but on Wednesday poured in the above English recommand s, and made me feel sorry I had not endeavoured to amuse them better. Captain Elton is the brother of Mrs Hallam, a jolly naval Captain full of gaiety and high spirits, finding his own amusement like a jolly tar. I am not sure even he had not taken too much champagne he was easily pleased, only hoped to God I would not

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F1553.2 Book: Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1915. Emma Darwin, A century of family letters, 1702-1896. London: John Murray. Volume 2 Text Image PDF

poorer and many would be the better for every little she had, I take it. I forgot till now that S. asked for a bit of my paper, so God bless thee, my little darling as well as your Charles. J. S. Why shame on my wife, if she thinks that is the place I asked her to write, in less than a full page it is impossible to me to put together my ideas. I may take a kiss from you and send a God bless him to your husband, and that is all, but Jessie has given you with her writing much more pleasure than

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F1553.2 Book: Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1915. Emma Darwin, A century of family letters, 1702-1896. London: John Murray. Volume 2 Text Image PDF

however small, so as to have a living interest in the manufactory, but in this very decree I see a blunder by the mauvaise t te of Louis Blanc. He talks of the iniquitous oppression of the work-masters. It is not true, and if it was, it is not for the rulers of the masters as well as workmen to use such language. At a moment when as you say, a little spark kindleth such a blaze how cautiously ought every word to be weighed! I cannot help thinking the hand of God is immediately in this

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F1553.2 Book: Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1915. Emma Darwin, A century of family letters, 1702-1896. London: John Murray. Volume 2 Text Image PDF

after telling of the peaceful death, she ends her letter, God comfort you, my dearest Charles, you were so beloved by him. My father went down to Shrewsbury, although the journey was a great effort. He stayed the night with Erasmus Darwin in London. Charles Darwin to Emma Darwin. PARK STREET, 3 o'clock. Here am I and have had some tea and toast for luncheon and am feeling very well. My drive did me good and I did not feel exhausted till I got near here and now I am resting again and feel

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A830 Periodical contribution: Warming, Eugen. 1915. Nedstamningslæren. Udvalget for Folkeoplysningens Fremme. Copenhagen. Text Image

unyttigeStridigheder har der ikke været om, hvorvidt en givenForm er en god Art eller ikke. Var der større For-skelligheder mellem to Formgrupper, kaldte man demArter, var der ringere Forskel, Varieteter. Vi ser, atder mellem mange formentlige Arter er Mellemformer,smaa Afvigelser, som knytter dem sammen, uden at*vi derfor just finder ganske uafbrudte Rækker, og vitaler derfor om Afarter, Varieteter, Racer, Sorter. Ogdet er en almindelig Erfaring, at jo større MuseernesSamlinger bliver, og jo flere

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A830 Periodical contribution: Warming, Eugen. 1915. Nedstamningslæren. Udvalget for Folkeoplysningens Fremme. Copenhagen. Text Image

) syslede med Forsteningerne og deres Lej-ringsforhold i Jordlagene; han viste (1667, 1669), atLagene er opstaaet ved Bundfældning i Vand af Sandeller Ler, i hvilke Levningerne af Dyrene eller Plan-terne saa blev indlejret; herved lagde han det førstevidenskabelige Grundlag til Jordbundslæren (Geologien). Man kunde med god Grund vente, at disse For-steninger, en Slags Gravskrifter over de afdøde Orga-nismer, skulde lære os Livets Historie her paa Jorden;man kunde jo vente her at finde de Stamtræer

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F1553.2 Book: Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1915. Emma Darwin, A century of family letters, 1702-1896. London: John Murray. Volume 2 Text Image PDF

book on Coral islands, which he says no human being will ever read, but there is such a rage for geology that I hope better things. Will you give my kindest love to my Uncle Sis.? God bless you, my dearest Aunt J. Charles Darwin to Emma Darwin (at Maer). Monday Morning [May, 1842]. On Saturday I went in the City and did a deal of printing business. I came back gloomy and tired; the government money has gone much quicker than I thought, and the expenses of the Coral volume are greater, being

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such energy, perseverance and talent as yours would be sure to succeed; but I never expected such brilliant success as this. Again and again I congratulate you. But you have made my hand tremble so I can hardly write. The telegraph came here at eleven. We have written to W. and the boys. God bless you, my dear old fellow may your life so continue. Your affectionate Father, CH. DARWIN. Emma Darwin to her daughter Henrietta. DOWN, Sunday [January, 1868]. We had a pleasant interlude yesterday in

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now only wonder at the progress of kindness and indulgence on the parents' part that aid their children in their natural tastes. Whilst I was abroad the proof-sheets of The Descent of Man were sent out to me to read. My mother wrote to me of one of the chapters: I think it will be very interesting, but that I shall dislike it very much as again putting God further off. To show how delightfully my father took any help his children gave him, I give two letters he wrote to me, although of course

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nation and nation I should have thought no one could have doubted. God bless you, my dear Henrietta. My warmest of loves for the beloved Emma, whom you have the pleasure of calling mother, and to your daddy respectfully, and love to Bessy. Affectionately yours, FRANS. ALLEN. In the years when we were growing up, I believe my mother was often puzzled as to what rules to make about keeping Sunday. I remember she persuaded me to refuse any invitation from the neighbours that involved using the

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second, and then contrasts your father's love of truth and moderation in quite a delightful passage. Feb. 5, 1895. I believe you would like Mrs Craven if you could skip all the religion. In the year '86 she has exactly our feelings about Ireland and [the] G. O. M.'s mad folly. It always seems to me like boasting when she tells how entirely she feels that God decides everything for her; she should keep that to herself. The French stories by Julliot are dull and odious, and the little novel La Folle

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finished Balfour. Of course I don't do the book justice, but the last two or three pages seem to me very inconclusive. I can agree with him that the belief in a God who cares, is an immense safeguard for morality; but I do not see that the doctrine of the Atonement is any additional safeguard yes, I do see it partly. Also I am surprised at his considering that morality is impossible without some religion, which he gives as an axiom not to be disputed. I quite agree that the remains of Christian

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F1553.1 Book: Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1915. Emma Darwin, A century of family letters, 1792-1896. London: John Murray. Volume 1 Text Image PDF

, and you will make the happiness of all belonging to you. You have very little to do, for God has [page] 1

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, generous woman, and gave away a great part of what she earned. It is mentioned that in one year she made 16,000. She sang in England from 1805 to 1813, and again from 1824 to 1828. My husband's mother described the immense effect Catalani produced when singing God save the King at a Festival in Hereford. [page] 4

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, for happiness is like heaven, more a state than a place. I have given you such a dose as to completely tire myself, which I do not fear doing you. God bless my dear Elizabeth, I am ever her affectionate JESSIE ALLEN. Jessie Allen to her sister Mrs Josiah Wedgwood. DULWICH, November 22 [1813]. How eternal and continual are your kindnesses, dearest Bessy. Since I have written to you we have had five packages, containing things most useful and most pleasant. Emma and Fanny were writing to you and

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amazing long march, and I had not time to get collected but soon got right again. On the 18th I did not feel at all in the same way, as we expected the action, and I was prepared. I trusted in God and He has been pleased to spare me, for which I hope I am as thankful as I ought. The most disagreeable part was when we were on the top of our position, lying down doing nothing, with the shells and shot coming over like hailstones, and every now and then seeing 1 or 2 men killed. We had 2 officers

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In 1815 the John Wedgwoods were living at Exeter, where were also Mrs Drewe and her family. Emma and Fanny Allen spent part of their homeless years there with their sisters, Caroline Drewe and Jane Wedgwood. Emma Allen thus describes her sister's house (July 22, 1815): Jenny is one of the sweetest creatures God ever made, and I thank Him ten thousand times that I have you and her for sisters. I am sure it would be worth going many hundred miles for the sake of a reception from either of you

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charming residence. An English soldier was keeping the gates, and there my Lord Combermere has taken up his quarters. I understand he is the only Englishman who has followed Blucher's example and lives at free quarters at the inns. The women always spoke well of the English and otherwise of the Prussians, who they said took everything point de l' p e. We met a great number of them on our road. Once they greeted us with God save the King! In return they had nothing from Fanny but abhorrence; you may

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morning, and the partners of both houses were here up all night; and several times during the investigation they were nearly off. Thank God however it is now settled, and will be announced in to-morrow's papers. Jos and I came up last Friday sennight upon hearing that the Bank could not go on another day. We travelled nearly all night and got here to breakfast. Our design was to bring Jenny and her children all down to Etruria. We found them, all but John, very much distressed, and he was very firm

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so gentle. He enters into all our feelings so ardently that I do feel him a very precious friend, and I wish to God his better health would make me feel more secure of him. He was so unhappy when he thought of leaving us about a fortnight ago by himself, that we proposed going over with him to Pescia, to see if Sismondi was inclined to travel with him to Rome. Sismondi was very glad of the offer, but it was no sooner accepted than William Clifford appeared to suffer so much from shyness, that

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paper. You must make it a marriage article that M. Sismondi is to be no longer my enemy. I expect to find in him an affectionate friend-in-law. You know I was always magnanimous, and did justice to his 1001 fine qualities, in spite of his perverse dislike to my poor self, and I do not grudge him the best wife in the world. I long to be among you, but I should have been terribly in the way during all this secret concoction, and I had a lucky escape of it. God bless you, my dear friend. When you see

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Betley on Thursday thinking I might find some odds or ends of time to finish it, but they never came and I brought it home as I took it there. Jos and I, with Elizabeth and the two younger girls, went to pay a friendly visit, where by agreement there was to be no party to meet us. I enjoyed my visit very much, liking Mrs Tollet and the girls so much as I do. We had a great deal of working, talking, and singing. Mrs Tollet is exceedingly religious, and I think her duty to God is the first object of

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young women. To-night is the select Thursday evening we expect Mme Constant and Mme de Candolle. God bless you all now at Kingscote. My dearly beloveds , E. W. Bessy received many letters from her husband and the girls while on their Italian journey. These contain less expression of enjoyment than might have been expected, but my mother told us she never felt well all the tour. They were all deeply impressed with the poverty of Italy. Jos wrote, I never saw so much misery in so small a space before

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also got up a local one from the four neighbouring parishes hereabouts; and I hope shall never let the matter rest. There is certainly a great stir in England at this moment. The Clergy and the Methodists have taken it up very warmly, and now that England is awakened I trust in God this enormity will cease. And two years later: Sarah [Wedgwood] is ab- [page] 18

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ever he had before to apply, and I am sure he will be content with a little if he can make her happy, which I hope to God he will do.... My little Emma is gone up with Harry to pay Fanny Mackintosh a visit, and I have only just heard of her arrival at Clapham, and seeing the dining-room all lighted up as she drove into the court, and the Historian himself in full discourse (as she saw through the window) with a party of gentlemen. Emma, however, desired to be shown up to Mrs Rich's room

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justice in the midst of such a turmoil? And what ought this nation to expect at the hand of God but calamities and disgraces as long as we will not hear it, and suffer those daily murders to go on? Fanny has just been reading a little of one of Jeffrey's reviews of Wordsworth, and W. really shewed no small degree of placability in his good fellowship with him last night.... 1 William Empson (1791 1852), Editor of the Edinburgh Review from 1847 and successor to Mackintosh as Professor of Polity and

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, and if we are it will be a much pleasanter seat. Jos had not before this quite made up his mind to accept it if it should be offered him, but what has lately passed has settled that part of the question; and, if I live so long, I shall like to be obliged to spend some part of every year in London. But I have great misgivings that I may not, and though it does not in any degree lower my spirits, it gives me a degree of uncertainty as to worldly matters that flattens hope. If it would please God

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, which made Mrs Rich think the whole house in such a dreadful state of impiety and rebellion against God that she was crying bitterly most of the time. As soon as Mr Percival had withdrawn his motion he came up to his wife who was in the Ventilator and talked to Mrs Rich, and I was very much pleased with the good-humour and mildness of his manner just after hearing such a violent speech from him. I heard him saying that he had been very well listened to, but that he felt so completely that the whole

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Enemy is amongst us ; then another man prayed in a crying tone; then Miss Emily Cardale repeated much of what Mrs Rich writes, in a shrill tone and in an unvarying note, with her figure perfectly still: Oh you do not know Christ six times over; then Christ is love, and so on in texts of Scripture for about 10 minutes I should think; and then Mr Irving thanked God in prayer for the messages sent us by the Spirit, and we were out at 10 minutes after 8. Mrs Rich appeared much affected during the

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ask it, and sometimes, when I am very disinterested, even to wish it. God bless you, and preserve your health. Yours, dear Mackintosh, affectionately, F. ALLEN. Mackintosh died on May 30th, 1832, having never recovered from the effects of the accident mentioned in the previous letter. A year before Jessie Sismondi had written of him to her sister Bessy (5th Feb., 1831): I think of his life which I now look on as almost finished with the greatest pity; not without blame, it is true, but it is

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for a ha'porth of snuff, God bless her, as Montagu1 would say, but I say it with more fervour and less affectation. Like you I do not know whereabouts you are in our history, so forgive me if I radote. Harriet [Surtees] wrote lately to your aunt Sara, and doubtless told her of our plan of going into Italy in August for a twelvemonth. For my own part, I quit my dear little Ch ne and all its dumb inhabitants with great pain. I hate moving, I hate travelling, and already I have been crying over

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These festivals were an immense joy to her all through her youth, and in this way she heard a good deal of the best music. She was calm over music, deeply as she enjoyed it. But one of the very few times in my life that I saw her lose her self-control was when Clara Novello sang the solo verse of God Save the Queen at the opening of the Crystal Palace. My mother broke down then and sobbed audibly. The scene was extraordinarily impressive the standing crowd, the Queen and Prince Albert present

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only, but I should have believed you thought so, and have enjoyed with you the exquisite happiness you must necessarily feel in saying, such is my protector, guide, friend, companion for the rest of life, and God grant you a long and happy one together. I hope some of your larks may bring you out to us before your cares and business make you prisoners. I know I shall love him. I knew you would be a Mrs Darwin from your hands.1 Now that your person will belong to another as well as yourself, I beg

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your happiness are a proof. That men are the greatest fools that walk the earth is proved in her being still to be asked for. May God bless her, and you all indeed, and give you, my dearest Emma, all the happiness you anticipate and I fervently wish you. J. S. Her two earliest friends Georgina and Ellen Tollet wrote as follows. Their friendship in after life included my father, and was only ended by death. I inherited my share and have the happiest memories of these two able and delightful

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accumulating facts in silence and solitude. My own dearest Emma, I earnestly pray you may never regret the great, and I will add very good deed, you are to perform on the Tuesday. My own dear future wife, God bless you. I will not be solemn any more, but will tell you of an addition to our plate-room, which is to astonish all Gower Street. My good old friend Herbert sent me a very nice [page] 2

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away upon our old affair, and I hope the girls have told him that you like the one he has fixed upon for you. I have had excellent nights, and have escaped my morning sicknesses for a good many days. These are among my present blessings for which I am very thankful. I can write no more except tender love to Charles and to the Hensleighs and thanks for your letter to Elizabeth. I hope to have another happy letter from you soon. God bless you, my ever dear, you will have no difficulty in believing me

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[second] Nelson. That notwithstanding the great successes with which he [Palmerston] will meet Parliament, anxiety has aged him ten years in these last ten months1. Give our united love to your husband and a kiss to your child. Remember me kindly to Parslow. God bless you, my dear little Emma. It may be mentioned that the epithet little which Jessie Sismondi often uses in writing to my mother does not seem to me characteristic. My mother was not little physically, nor had she the kind of playful or

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any living one, then why complain? Sismondi wished you to have his Miltons, that his dear Mr Jos, as he used to call your father, gave him, and he said, I would give my Camoens to Mr C. Darwin if I found any way of sending them to England. Now I shall send off a box of books for myself, tell me if I shall put in any other books for you? I have all the English classics, which your father gave me, is there any of them wanting in your library? God bless my dearest niece. Jessie came to England

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that Susan, the evening before she went, was enthusiastic in her admiration of you, in which you know how my father joins. I did not require to be reminded how well, my own dear wife, you have borne your dull life with your poor old sickly complaining husband. Your children will be a greater comfort to you than I ever can be, God bless them and you. Give my love and a very nice kiss to Willy and Annie and poor Budgy, and tell them how much I liked their little notes, which I read aloud to

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, but think I am improving. My attack was very sudden: Susan was very kind to me but I did yearn for you. Without you when sick I feel most desolate. I almost doubt whether I shall be able to travel on Monday; but I can write no more now. I do long to be with you and under your protection for then I feel safe. God bless you. C. D. Thank my dear Etty for her nice little letter and give my love to all our dear children, whom I shall be so glad to see again. Francis, my mother's seventh child, was