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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
(sometimes called Sad) (1776 1847) m Rev.Matthew Surtees, of North Cerney. 8. Jessie (1777 1853) m.J. C. de Sismondi, historian. 9. Octavia, died young. 10. Emma (1780 1866) unmarried. 11. Frances (Fanny) (1781 1875) unmarried. L. II. b [pages] xii - xii
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
, something like the purring of a cat, doves are very common in the woods. This autumn Emma had much to try her. The labour of moving house was dangerously near the birth of her third child, and her father had a long and suffering illness from which he only partially [pages] 48 - 4
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
talk with her, besides chaff with Miss G. on her having said something solemn when she lunched here about the Irish arrests. As they were going away, something was said about the steep steps, and Miss G. said to her friend, I suppose you feel that it does not signify now whether you break your neck or not. F.'s best of loves, and he is delighted that you are safe home from those horrid foreign parts. Good-bye till Friday. Emma Darwin to her daughter-in-law Sara. DOWN, Friday [Oct. 1881]. I think F
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
The Doveleys, as they were called, are often appearing in the letters. Their mother writes from Cresselly, 25 Aug. 1812, I am glad old Hal takes kindly to politics and that the Doveleys are good and agreeable. Theirs are the only pretensions I like. At the date of the following letter Fanny and Emma are seven and five years old. Mrs Josiah Wedgwood to her sister Emma Allen. ETRURIA, July 15th, 1813. I am so deeply in debt to you all, dear girls, for your agreeable letters and pleasant details
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
come home when he does. I will then not be disappointed of my ball. How grateful to me, my dearest Fanny, was the proof of your confidence you gave me in your last. I should hardly think anybody good enough for you, but from your and Jessie's and Emma's opinion I think higher of William Clifford than almost anybody else, and should rejoice, if he were the man, to hear of his crossing the Alps. Elizabeth received last night an incomparably agreeable letter from our dear Emma [Allen] in which the
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
Sismondis, then all set off home, making a little Swiss tour on the way. They went by Grindelwald, Meyringen and Lucerne to Schaffhausen, then through the Black Forest to Heidelberg and Mainz, thence down the Rhine by steamer to Rotterdam, and reached home (vi Antwerp), by the end of July. Madame Sismondi to her niece Emma Wedgwood. CH NE, Sunday, 1st July [1827]. Thank you. my dear Emma, for your little note from Lausanne which I was very glad indeed to receive. To know you were all safe
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
best hit they have made at all. I am particularly pleased that Fanny [Mackintosh] is fallen into friendship with the Thorntons and Inglises, as they are very good people. She writes here very often and her letters are particularly agreeable. I may well be interested about her, for I think she and Hensleigh will never help falling in love with each other, so much as they are together. Emma is going down with Miss Morgan to pay a visit to the Miss Aclands at Clifton. Fanny was also asked, but she
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
Tom Wedgwood, the First Photographer, p. 78. Fanny Allen to her niece Emma Wedgwood. DULWICH, May 11th [1835]. My dear Emma, I do not see why Elizabeth is to pay for every letter of mine to Maer, therefore I shall charge you this time, as I want to tell you what a prospect of pleasure you have given me in your promise to visit us this autumn. I speak only in my own person now, but I am sure that this feeling will be equally felt by Emma [Allen] and that you will bring a bright sun to our autumn
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
Madame Sismondi to her niece Emma Wedgwood. CH NE, Jan. 2, 1836. I have foolishly delayed to answer a very sweet letter that gave me great pleasure, tho' I gave you no proof of it, and I desire now to offer you, as well as all my beloveds at Maer, my wishes, which may well be called prayers, for a happy new year, and my wishes also, tho' retrospective, that you have had a merry Christmas. I this moment interrupted my letter to hear one read from Sara [Wedgwood] to Harriet [Surtees]. She gives
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
Charles Darwin in Emma Wedgwood. Sunday Night, 12, UPPER GOWER STREET, [6 Jan. 1839]. My dear Emma, I have just returned from my little dinner at the Lyells' in which I did some geology and some scrattle about coal and coal-merchants. You will say it was high time, for when I came in and began to poke the fire, Margaret said, You must take care Sir, there is only one lump left for to-night and to-morrow morning. So it is high time to order coal. I meant to have written to you by yesterday's
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
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 your affectionate Mum, E. WEDGWOOD. Elizabeth Wedgwood to her sister Emma Darwin. MAER, Monday Night, February 4 [1839]. My
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
expression suitable was most distinctly absent. It is evidently used by Jessie as a survival of the old Genevan days when Emma was a girl of 18. Her second child, Anne Elizabeth, was born on March 2nd, 1841. Emma Darwin to her aunt Madame Sismondi. 12, UPPER GOWER STREET, May9, 1841. We are thinking of going to Maer on the 1st June. It will be delightful to find ourselves there but I rather dread the journey for Charles. I wish he would let me and the babbies and nurses go by ourselves and he by
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
Charles Darwin to Emma Darwin. Sunday [SHREWSBURY] [probably 13 March, 1842]. My dear Emma, I must go on complimenting you on your letters; it makes me quite proud, reading them (with skippibus) to my Father and Co. I am very glad you do not seem nearly so bad as you used to be. I know well you are rather a naughty girl, and do not pipe enough about your good old self. The other day my Father and all of us united in chorus how much pleasanter the piping strain was than the heroic remember that
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
you and that haven of rest Maer. I walked long about, Tuesday evening before I was fit to join you, but everything is always so much better than one expects, I wonder I do not take confidence; but I understand myself no better than if I was born yesterday but enough of my private self and to our history. What a bustle at the terminus! and what a train! however, Henri did admirably, and stuffing all into a hackney coach we arrived here at past 6. My Emma [Allen] had bought flowers, arranged the
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
indecorous both his jokes and laughs . Very soon after the above letter was written Madame Sismondi, accompanied by her sister Emma, set out for Geneva. She describes vividly her sufferings at the return to the scene of her married life, where no doubt, besides the memory of much happiness given and received, she had to recall the pain her longings after her own people must often have caused Sismondi. Madame Sismondi to her niece Emma Darwin. CH NE, July 13th, 1844. I seem so near him here, that
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
Madame Sismondi to her niece Emma Darwin. January 12, 1846. Your account of your mother was very consolatory to us, never was decline more slow and gentle. That one of us who would be the most tenderly and carefully nursed, is the only one of us allowed to linger beyond the time here. The hopefulness of Elizabeth is one of the great beauties of her lovely character. It gives her that spring of cheerfulness which one partakes by the law of sympathy, even when hope fails us. She is so wise too
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
. And then they have left us such children, taught by them, that will bless us, and all around them, with the like tenderness and love. I mention now only Jos, but I gratefully remember every one of you it has been a long stream of kindness from each of you. Elizabeth Wedgwood to her sister Emma Darwin. MAER, Monday [6 April, 1846]. My dear Emma, We have been talking a little of our plans. I think we shall come to the conclusion that as we must break up from here, there is little use in
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
Fanny Allen to her niece Emma Darwin. HEYWOOD, TENBY, Dec. 20th [1870]. My dear Emma, My thoughts have been constantly with you these last two days since I heard of the shipwreck, and I feel so grateful and joyous now that I am writing to congratulate you on George's escape1, and also, in a minor degree, on Lenny's success! which, however, comes naturally to your boys when they enter the lists, but still it is worth the notice, and I hope I may see your darling's name high up on the list in
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
), Master of Dulwich College, m. 2cc. 7. Harriet (Sometimes called Sad) (1776 1847) m. Rev. Matthew Surtees, of North Cerney. 8. Jessie (1777 1853) m. J. C. de Sismondi, historian. 9. Octavia, died young. 10. Emma (1780 1866) unmarried. 11. Frances (Fanny) (1781 1875) unmarried. L. b [pages] xviii - xi
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
. Hensleigh (1803 1891) Police Magistrate, Philologist, m. his cousin Fanny Mackintosh. 7. Fanny (1806 1832) unmarried. 8. Emma (1808 1896) m. her cousin Charles Darwin. b 2 [pages] xx - xx
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
fatigued, and to-day she is in your purple gown, looking better than I have ever seen her do at all. You will be interested in all these particulars about her, and I am sure it will give you pleasure. You know we expected to find the poor beast gasping in the garden but Beauty has had better luck in reality than in the tale . Emma Allen to her niece Elizabeth Wedgwood. CH NE, June 1, 1821. I never saw such rapture as his to meet Jessie, or such a state of happiness ever since we arrived
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
appointed to a Police Magistracy at the end of 1831. This meant that his marriage could now prudently take place. Emma Wedgwood writes to Fanny Mackintosh Dec. 6th, 1831: My dearest Fanny, You may think how pleased I was at your note. Hensleigh's last letter was so low that I had almost given up all hopes, and the first line of your letter struck me in the contrary sense from what you meant. It was delightful indeed when I found out how it was. How nice it is my dear dear old wife. Now don't be long a
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
unsociable. They never ask us to dinner but once [a year] and hardly ever call, which is very comfortable. Our last neighbours there used to invite us much too often. CHAPTER XXI. 1838 1839. Engagement. IT seems to have been in the summer of 1838 that my father determined to ask Emma to be his wife. He was however far from hopeful, partly because of his looks, for he had the strange idea that his delightful face, so full of power and sweetness, was repellently plain. The proposal was made in the autumn
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
Maer Church. It was perfectly quiet, with no festivities, and they went at once to Upper Gower Street. Emma Darwin to her mother. GOWER STREET, Thursday [Jan. 31, 1839]. My dear Mamma, It was quite a relief to me to find on coming out of Church on Tuesday that you were still asleep, which spared you and me the pain of parting, though it is only for a short time. So now we have only the pleasure of looking forward to our next meeting. We eat our sandwiches with grateful hearts for all the care
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
. Hensleigh (1803 1891) Police Magistrate, Philologist, m. his cousin Fanny Mackintosh. 7. Fanny (1806 1832) unmarried. 8. Emma (1808 1896) m. her cousin Charles Darwin. b 2 [pages] xiv - x
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
MAER, Tuesday [30 Nov. 1841]. I think I may venture without any harm to indulge the longing I have to tell my dearest Emma, Fanny and Jessie how I thank them all and each from my heart for their warm participation in my happiness and tender expression of it in all their letters. I assure you it has been no slight addition to my very happy feelings to know that so many of my dear sisters and friends are rejoicing for me and with me. It is more than I deserve when I recollect how utterly
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
Darwin to Emma Darwin. PARK STREET, 3 o'clock. My own very dear Mammy, 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 pretty nearly at my average. My own dear wife I cannot possibly say how beyond all value your sympathy and affection is to me. I often fear I must wear you with my unwellnesses and complaints. Your poor old husband, C. D. Fanny Allen to her niece
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
Allen writes to Elizabeth, who was at Down (May 19th, 1851): We are disappointed at your account of dear Emma. I looked forward with so much hope to this time for the healing influence to her sorrow. However, we must have patience and wait. CHAPTER X. 1851 1853. The Great Exhibition of 1851 Jessie Sismondi on Mazzini and the Coup d' tat A visit to Rugby Edmund Langton Erasmus Darwin Fanny Allen goes to Aix-les-Bains with Elizabeth Jessie Sismondi's death on March 3rd, 1853 The destruction of
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
old folks, and above all that would not really have adopted us so affectionately as you have done. I never think without a pang of the 3rd that is gone . Emma Darwin to her daughter H. E. Litchfield. Wednesday, Nov. 23, 1881. F. is at last getting some reward for these months at the microscope, in finding out something quite new about the structure of roots. However, it makes him work all the harder now. Among his idiotic letters, a good lady writes to ask him whether she may still kill snails
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
and Hensleigh Oxlip gathering Her politics Playing patience and reading novels Her grandchildren and daughters-in-law The Down villagers The publication of my father's Life. THE Memorial Statue of my father was to be unveiled on the 9th June, 1885, at the Natural History Museum. My mother did not attend the ceremony, although she had had some thoughts of going, for she wrote, I should like very much to be present but I should prefer avoiding all greetings and acquaintances. Emma Darwin to her
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F1552.2    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 2.   Text   Image   PDF
Wedgwood, i. 401; letters to Emma Wedgwood, i. 416, 427, 429, 432 434, 436, 438, 439; letter to Josiah Wedgwood, i. 382; letters to his wife, ii. 11, 20, 22, 33, 34, 37, 64, 74, 75, 77, 94, 95, 101, 115 118, 120, 142 145, 185 Darwin, Charles Waring, birth and death of, ii. 178 Darwin, Elizabeth, birth of, ii. 98; tour abroad, ii. 208; ii. 338, 404, 405 Darwin, Mrs Charles (Emma Wedgwood), born May 2nd, 1808, i. 1; childhood, i. 75, 77, 78; description of, in youth, i. 81; knowledge of German, i
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
with men than women they are the nobler creatures, that is certain. Emma and I made our first appearance at a Dulwich rout on Saturday evening, at a Mr Druse's. He has four good-natured, rather clever daughters, who asked us in person as a favour, and I could not refuse them, tho' I meditated sending them an excuse, if rain or a good one had offered, but none did, and we went. Emma looked a little woebegone, but I did not mind it. I made the girls play and sing, there was a pretty-looking, good
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
do so if he does not, and this from a man, too, who was driven half mad by the castigation of the Edinburgh Review. I received dear Emma [Allen]'s letter when I was at Parkfields, and I am charmed to hear she liked the black gown. I thought myself the chenille was a bright thought to enliven the insupportable monotony of my green leaves. As for the trimming of the body, it is in the hands of fate and Charlotte, so I have no responsibility about it. I hear excellent accounts of Caroline [Drewe
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
excuse . Mrs Josiah Wedgwood to her sister Emma Allen, at Baring Place, Exeter. [THE MOUNT], SHREWSBURY, June 28, 1815. What a flood of good news, my dearest Emma. I feel quite overwhelmed with it. I am obliged to Elizabeth and you for two most welcome letters, but yours has the prior claim. We are particularly grateful for the good news of Tom1, which we received with the most heartfelt pleasure. Oh how much do I sympathize with our dear Jenny upon what she must feel, at not only hearing that 1
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
to him and to my dear Jess and Emma. Farewell my very dear Fanny, believe me Ever affectionately yours,E. W. Emma Allen to her niece Elizabeth Wedgwood. GENEVA, Jan. 14th [1816]. I congratulate you and all your party on the return of your blessed sun among you1, tho' there was no gloom in its absence I can fully feel the joy of its return, and rejoice with you in it with my whole heart. Mrs Greathead gave a very pretty little ball last week which was thought very agreeable by all the dames, but
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
have not room to tell you now how much the agreeable parts of his character are improved, he is so sociable and so gay that he's sure of being a favourite through life . Mrs Josiah Wedgwood to her sister Emma Allen. ETRURIA, Jan. 21st [1816]. I have not yet thanked you individually, dearest Emma, for the interesting letter I got from you whilst I was at Cheltenham. It was very well it came there, for we wanted amusement cruelly there, and did not find it so easy to get into society there as
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
; (private) very much in love, and not very cruelly treated by his mistress. You must not drop a word of this to anyone but Emma [Allen], as I should get into a horrid scrape with him if he knew that I spoke of it, and I only tell you to divert you in your solitude The fact is that he certainly is pris au dernier point with Jessie [Wedgwood], Whether it will last after she is gone is another thing, but I think it is very well she is going. (Now do remember, my dear Fan, not to speak of and not to
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
, I take this opportunity (to wit the post) of letting you know what little there is. You and Emma were regretted as much as you could wish at Betley Hall. Maryanne [Tollet] wanted particularly to play with Emma on the pianoforte as none of her own sisters can play fast enough, or slow enough, or well enough, I forget which. Some time back Tom Horsley came over one Sunday, perfumed like a civet-cat, with his sister and a female friend supposed to be the Mrs Tom Horsley elect, to do the service
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
afterwards; and I will do my best to console Miss Susan Astbury for his absence that is always supposing that Miss Joule's prior claims on me do not interfere. Jos and I are also going to Dilhorne on Monday for the Cheadle ball. I hope to get a waltz at the Stone ball. I suppose you and Emma will be turning away all winter like teetotums. Allen is in a great quandary about his flower-garden. His garden is so shapeless that it is very difficult to get anything like a decent set of shapes in; and he has
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
some disposition to silence in Fanny, which I am glad to see Sismondi perseveringly combat, and I think no one can be so persevering as he is. He says always he thinks Emma the prettiest, but he acts as if he thought Fanny was, he says there is something particularly pleasing to his taste in her countenance. I am very glad of it; the world soon shows which is really the prettiest, and when two go so much together, it is difficult that the one not preferred should not be mortified. Fanny looks
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
stay of John and Jane Wedgwood and their two daughters, Eliza and Jessie, with the Sismondis. Madame Sismondi to her niece Emma Wedgwood. CH NE, July 9th, 1829. At last I have time to thank you, dearest little Emma, for your sweet letter. It gave me great pleasure in many ways. First and foremost that your affection to me is so vivid that you need the expressing of it now and then. I hope you will often indulge this amiable inclination, for it is always to my very great pleasure, whether or not I
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
wrote with great pleasure of the nice wife Harry has found for himself, and adds, the more I think of it, the more I am satisfied. Mrs Josiah Wedgwood to her sister Emma Allen. 26 Nov. 1829. Harry will now have a stronger motive than 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. This business having led to some investigation of property, it has been a great satisfaction to me (not alone on Jessie's account as
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
Madame Sismondi to her niece Emma Wedgwood. CH NE, Oct. 3 [1831]. I think, my dear little Emma, there is a vacancy in my correspondence with your mother, and I know I have had a very sweet letter from you, and therefore I shall slip in my thanks to your little idle self, for know that I had called and abused you for not having written to me the annals of your London visit before I received your letter; which so softened my heart towards you that you are again my precious child. Be quite sure
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F1552.1    Book:     Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1904. Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Cambridge: University Press printed. Volume 1.   Text   Image   PDF
walk again No doubt this fall took place during an epileptic fit, for from this time onwards she was subject to such seizures. Emma writes to Jessie Sismondi (Aug. 5, 1833), giving details of the illness when it was thought her mother was dying, and saying nothing can be kinder than Harriet Gifford or Dr Holland who attended her. She continues: It is such a pleasure to send you such a good account, for I am sure nobody will feel more (or so much) joy than you at my dear Mamma's recovery. Jos
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me. I shall so enjoy seeing them. I think dear Caroline will be pleased with some things I can tell her. The Sismondis were now at Pescia, carrying out the long stay in Italy spoken of in the last chapter. Harriet Surtees was still with them and also Emma Allen. Emma Allen to her niece Elizabeth Wedgwood. VALCHIUSA [PESCIA] July 1 [1837]. Jessie's great deafness prevents conversation being half so agreeable and gay with her as it used to be. I am sure I could converse more pleasantly with her if
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condemnation, while beggary meets with his strenuous support. Of course the present state of distress in the trading world confirms him in his system, and I fancy his pen is going full tilt on the subject. But he has such an intemperate horror of cotton manufacture that he could not bear my saying it had added to the comfort of our poor in giving them sheets in their beds, which in my youth few of them knew. . Madame Sismondi to her niece Emma Wedgwood. PESCIA, 16 July, 1837. My dear Emma, My letter
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back to England, and the Sismondis returned to Cl ne after their absence of a year. Madame Sismondi to her niece Emma Wedgwood. CH NE, June 25, 1838. What happiness I had with you all! how young it made me! I was told yesterday I was rajeunie. No wonder, since I had my merry little Em. for three weeks or more. I feel enriched by the dear sight of you all, and now if Eliz. and Em. [Allen] would but come but peace, how can I hope such luck in one little year? Travelling 1 I should guess from the
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mani re anglaise d' tre mort l'un pour l'autre d s qu'on est s par , n'ebranle point l'amiti , car je sens pour lui la m me vivacit d'affection, le m me respect pour son caract re, la m me joie dans sa joie, que si je l'avois vu encore hier. Rappelez-moi avec une sinc re amiti tout les votres, pr parez votre poux me vouloir un peu de bien, et aimez-moi adieu. J. S. L. DE SlSMONDI. Madame Sismondi to her niece Emma Wedgwood. Sismondi has taken the first place on my sheet of paper because he
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Emma Wedgwood to Monsieur and Madame Sismondi. MAER, Friday, Dec. 28, 1838. My dear Uncle, I have been a long time without thanking you for your kind, affectionate letter, which gave me the greatest pleasure, but I have been away to London with Fanny and Hensleigh to help Charles to look for a house. I thought we should only have to walk out into the street and take one, but we found it very difficult, and after a fortnight's hard work I came home without having taken any, but I heard
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Snow was at a ball two years ago. It did seem most unnatural to see none of your girls among the groups there. You will hear from Mr Marsh that Emma is established in her new home; and most comfortable and snug they looked the only day we have as yet broke in on them. Yesterday they dined here for the first time. Emma is looking very pretty and unanxious, and I suppose there are 29 2 [pages] 452 - 45
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