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Last words of Thomas Carlyle - Warburg Institute

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!'300 LETTERS OF JANE WELSH CAELYLE TOFriday, March [1849].You divined perfectly right, Dear, as to theintention part <strong>of</strong> it ; Lady A. was to ' take me with herto Addiscombe and we were 'to have gone yesterday,to stay till Monday or Sunday, as I meant to havetold you in time to spare you a vain journey on Sunday.But Lady A. felt too unwell yesterday for makinga journey in such bitter cold—so put <strong>of</strong>f till to-day,and to-day I have another note from her putting <strong>of</strong>finto the vague. I am thankful ; tho' I should havestood to my engagement I was wishing greatly Ihad not made it—this weather taking all spirit <strong>of</strong>enterprise out <strong>of</strong> me.Thanks for the <strong>of</strong>fer <strong>of</strong> Music, but I found theonly concert <strong>of</strong> that sort I ever tried dreadfullywearisome, and besides a concert-room in thisweather ! Oh my dear ! ' Dinna speak o' it !Yesterday on my way to Oxford Street in quest <strong>of</strong>tvarm stockings I called on your milliner—but sawnothing to excite my cupidity. Besides, the thingsseemed to me much about the usual shop-price !Thanks for all your ' delicate attentions.' Irather wish you had been a man,' ' for if anythingcould rouse a spirit in one it would surely be thegetting oneself ' eloped with,' and I think you understandme better than any male lover ever did—hangthem allYour affectionateJane Caelyle.

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