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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

letter from Marianne Thornton to the well-known Hannah More gives an interesting side-light on Fanny Mackintosh and the life at Ampthill. It is written from Milton Bryan, a house belonging to Sir Robert Inglis, who took Charge of the large family of Thorntons when their father, Henry Thornton of Battersea Rise, and their mother, both died in 1815. Marianne, the eldest daughter, was only 18 at that time. It records the beginning of a devoted friendship between Fanny Mackintosh and Marianne, which

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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

, but jingle, jingle, comes in very often in the discourse. I have just made out a large wind blew the little wind down, with a very important shake of the head). There is wind enough to-day to blow many things down besides little winds. We have had a course of horrid weather, so cold and such storms, there is no doing anything but sit in the house. Yesterday Miss Thornton and Etta [her sister] dined here specifically to meet Erasmus, and Hensleigh says that Etta as good as proposed to him, only

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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

Sheil (1791 1851) dramatist and Irish politician. The ladies were also distinguished. Lady Gifford, the eldest of the handsome Miss Drewes and widow of the first Lord Gifford, and Marianne Thornton, a woman of remarkable character, one of the well-known Clapham Thorntons, handsome, dignified, witty, and an admirable talker. all the dignity of virtue in his look and manner), Jeffrey. Lord Nugent and Sheil, and for ladies Lady Gifford and Miss Thornton. There was a party in the evening too which was

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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

recovered her health and beauty, and is persuaded by her sister Kitty Mackintosh to leave off her widow's cap and curl her hair again. Bessy writes (Dec. 4, 1828) of her during this stay, Mr Henry Thornton is her great admirer, and says she has the sweetest expression when she speaks and smiles that he ever saw, and a gentleness and timidity of manner that is very charming. Mrs Josiah Wedgwood to her sister Madame Sismondi. MAER, Oct. 6, 1828. Jos is just returned from London, having sold the house

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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

to me for half-an-hour Mone's autobiography2, which is most clever and interesting. It was the time of her childhood, and the account of the tenderness of her father and mother is delightful. We had some rain in the morning which made things fresh and beautiful. I sat out for a long time, and Helen and Billy joined me. His wild delight, rushing about on 1 The Heart of a Continent. 2 Marianne Thornton of Clapham, aunt of Miss Forster. See p. 247, Vol. 1. his twinkling [bare] feet, was 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

husband dies, i. 198, 199; her affection for Mme Sismondi, i. 221; her small income, i. 285; admired by Henry Thornton, i. 295; at Ch ne, i. 304; house at Tenby, ii. 15; her death, ii. 86 n. Sweden, Queen of, meeting with the, i. 148 Swinhoe, ii. 240 n. Swinney, Henry, attachment to Sarah Wedgwood, i. 110 Teazle, experiments with, ii. 276 Tegetmeier, Mr, ii. 377 n. Temple, Archbishop, ii. 179 Tennis-court, the new, at Down, ii. 319 Tennyson, Lord, ii. 220–222; Fanny Allen on his poems, ii. 225 Terry

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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

Marianne Thornton to Hannah More. THE MANOR HOUSE, MILTON BRYAN, BEDS Feb. 12th, 1827. I found my sisters here setting up a warm friendship with a new country neighbour, Miss Mackintosh, daughter of the Sir James, who has Ampthill Park here, a place of Lord Holland's, which his lordship has lent Sir James while he writes his history. Miss Mackintosh is everything his daughter should be and more, much more than anyone would expect her to be very clever, full of information, yet loving fun 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

cheered the reform members as they came out. The members in the house were so vehement that Miss Thornton in the chimney expected to hear them come to blows (a sally). I have never seen near so much of Mrs Rich before and I like her very much. She must once, I am sure, have been a very lively person, and now is one of the most agreeable people in a t te- -t te I ever saw. She is quite cheerful and talks more before her father than she used to do. She has her own line of acquaintance among whom 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

and drink some wine. So he wrote to Fanny that he was coming to dinner, and begged her to buy a ring, which certainly was not very decorous. However she told Sophy Thornton to get it, which she did. When he did come he looked very thin and unbridal; however he said he was well. I forgot to say that on Saturday we found out to Fanny's great dismay that they could not be married in All Souls, Langham Place, as it was a different district from Cumberland Street. Hensleigh went to the Clerk at All

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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

, i. 300 Wedgwood, Mrs Hensleigh (Fanny Mackintosh), at 16, i. 122 ; friendship with Miss Thornton, i. 247; description of, i. 248; her sweet temper, i. 284; a tea party with, ii. 66; goes to Annie Darwin at Malvern, ii. 142; joins Mazzini's London Committee, ii. 154, 155; visit to Down, ii. 289, 290; her death, ii. 394 letter to Mrs Marsh, i. 451 Wedgwood, Mrs John (Louisa Jane Allen), Jenny, account of, i. 5, 6; her fortitude, i. 130; at Betley, i. 131 ; her death, i. 380 letter to Josiah

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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

friendship between Fanny Mackintosh and Miss Thornton, which played a large part in both their lives. Marianne Thornton to Hannah More. THE MANOR HOUSE, MILTON BRYANT, BEDS. Feb. 12th, 1827. I found my sisters here setting up a warm friendship with a new country neighbour, Miss Mackintosh, daughter of the Sir James, who has Ampthill Park here, a place of Lord Holland's, which his lordship has lent Sir James while he writes his history. Miss Mackintosh is everything his daughter should be and more

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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

, ii. 163 Tennyson, Lord, ii. 190, 191; Fanny Allen on his poems, ii. 194; Emma Darwin on his poems, ii. 286 Terry, Kate, ii. 180 Thorley, Miss, ii. 132, 139, 140 Thorley, Mrs, ii. 139 Thornton, Marianne: friendship with Fanny Mackintosh, i. 186, 187. See also i. 215, 235 Letter to Hannah More, i. 186 Thornton, Henry, i. 216 Tindal, Judge, i. 156, 157 Tollet, Ellen, death of, ii. 287 Letter to Emma Darwin, ii. 11 Tollet, Georgina, ii. 165 Letter to Emma Darwin, ii. 11 Tollets, the, of Betley Hall

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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

oneself. Fanny had a grand dinner yesterday, Bishop Copleston,1 Sir T. Denman (whom I admire very much he has all the dignity of virtue in his look and manner), Jeffrey, Lord Nugent and Sheil, and for ladies Lady Gifford and Miss Thornton. There was a party in the evening too which was made memorable by bringing Wordsworth and Jeffrey together. When Sir James proposed to Mr Wordsworth to introduce them to one another he did not agree to it: We are fire and water, he said, and if we meet we shall

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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

persuaded her to leave off her widow's cap and curl her hair again. Bessy wrote (Dec. 4, 1828): Mr Henry Thornton is her great admirer, and says she has the sweetest expression when she speaks and smiles that he ever saw, and a gentleness and timidity of manner that is very charming. Mrs Josiah Wedgwood to her sister Madame Sismondi. MAER, Oct. 6, 1828. We have had John [Allen] with us for a fortnight, and he was as cheerful and as agreeable as ever I saw him; there are three of our family

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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

(Jessie Wedgwood), i. 141, 161, 162, 220 Wedgwood, Mrs Hensleigh (Fanny Mackintosh), i. 30; at sixteen, i. 94; friendship with Miss Thornton, i. 186, 187; engagement, i. 233, 243; goes to Annie Darwin at Malvern, ii. 133, 134; joins Mazzini's London Committee, ii. 143. See also i. 222 Letter to Mrs Marsh, ii. 34 [page] 32