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439Letter Nr. 99Paris, May 12, 1836Feast of the Ascesion of Our Lord.My dearest Friends!Is it possible that you can still possess enough Christian mercy not to closeyour ears to my voice or turn your eyes away from what I write once you see thatthis letter is from me? For that is what I really deserve. Once again, through myneglect, I have put your friendship to a critical test, (by my neglect I have lost theright to your friendship) x , and once again I have gravely scandalized you...(There were many times when I sat down to write) x . It is my long-standinghabitual sin - tardiness in correspondence (in fulfilling what I recognize as a trulysacred responsibility. This is clear proof that to now, of myself, I am worthless) x .God sees that with al1 my soul I desire to correct this fault (as well as all the badhabits of the old man) x ; but I no longer have any confidence in my own efforts.Indeed, I have been thinking about you every day for the past three months.Almost every day I am at the point of writing to you. Yet, in spite of veryimportant reasons and urgent need, even after beginning a letter to you on severaloccasions, until this time I have not sent you a single word.(Therefore today) x , my brothers in Christ, I place all of my confidence inGod and in your merciful prayer for me. And so, if you want me to improve, prayfor me. I plead with you especially for this favor.The guilt for such a lengthy silence on the part of all of us here, restssolely with me. (Peter did not write to you only because I was to write to youfirst..) x I was responsible... I was to write to you. I kept telling Peter and the othersthat in my first free moment I would write... yet, to this time, I have writtennothing.None of the words, thoughts or problems, no matter, how numerous anddifficult they may be, can possibly justify me.
440Not in my name, but in the name of the Crucified Lord, I beg you forforgiveness, not as an act of justice, but as an act of mercy... Can you still findwithin yourselves such mercy for me?I feel very deeply a sense of total unworthiness. I strongly assure you that Isincerely desire to show myself more worthy in the future.In order to make certain that this letter will reach you as soon as possible, Iam asking the other brothers to write to you information about ourselves, our life,our plans for the future. It was really my duty to provide this information longago. It was I who should have written.(After the others have finished, I will add afew words: My God!) x how 'seriously I have sinned by not writing!Mercy! I, a sinner, ask you once more for mercy, and for prayer 442 .x/ The words and sentences in brackets are crossed out in the rough-draft of the letter.442 The authograph of this letter is preserved in CRR: Mss 8553, pp. 1082-1083.
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RESURRECTION STUDIESBOGDAN JANSKIL
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IINTRODUCTION TO THE LETTERSThe fou
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IIIdeeply interested in the attitud
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VBy the end of 1834, Janski had ret
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VIIAfter sending the first two cler
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IXnor was he allowed to return to s
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XIHere the first works of Fr. Semen
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XIIIreview my thoughts and actions
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XVwith all my strength for its main
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XVIIChristian perfection in their a
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XIXQuite often the letters of Jansk
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THE LETTERSOF BOGDAN JANSKI(1828-18
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2Rough Sketches of Letters to Alex[
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4not, then obviously you will remai
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6Letter Nr. 2Berlin, November 6, 18
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8Letter Nr. 3Paris, December 25, 18
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10man’s desire to let everyone kn
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12or exaggerating. Some of the smal
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14while wishing to do someone a fav
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16simply further proof that freshne
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18scenery stretching out before him
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20great pleasure. I would be truly
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22and reading. Continue knitting so
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24was there to be angry about? If o
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26unconcealed desire to enjoy the p
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28imprudence of your elders. What,
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30exchanges. If you feel that these
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32need to be very careful, guarding
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34in the villages. Very well, then,
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36Letter Nr. 5Paris, July 20, 1829D
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38No, dearest Alexandra. Since you
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40Dear Alexandra, in your last lett
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42Dearest Alexandra, I ask this of
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44the Secretary of the Board of the
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46Letter Nr. 7London, September 9,
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48anything about the transfer of fu
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50Letter Nr. 8London, November 22,
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52takes about 14 or 15 days for a l
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54Letter Nr. 9Paris, March 2, 1831D
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56If I say it is good for me, you m
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58Rough drafts of letters to Profes
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60of the Law and of present needs i
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62Board made any definite statement
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64will remember him. Here in Paris
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66continues to offer his course in
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68I welcome the news concerning the
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71Bogdan Jański
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73to tell Your Honor that, in spite
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75Letter Nr. 16Paris, October 23, 1
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77Your Honor's character, and so in
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79Letter Nr. 17Paris, October 25, 1
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81P.S. Messrs Szyrma 95 , Mochnacki
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83izing and complementing the econo
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85My correspondence with the Educat
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87Letter Nr. 19Paris, June 7, 1831
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89Letter Nr. 20Paris, June 7, 1837P
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911. The date of this letter is fou
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93Christmas. I would urge him to go
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8. A Warsaw periodical, which he pl
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97other universities in Warsaw. He
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99Dear Stephen, how could you leave
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1016. Bogdan allows himself to be c
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103convenience: write the unvarnish
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105Letter Nr. 25Paris, September 29
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107Therefore, you need have no scru
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109Stanislaus Łępicki /Łempicki/
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115most universally valid law of li
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117Letter Nr. 29Paris, October 16,
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119The justification for my reasoni
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121John Aloysius Radomiński. If it
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123The rough draft of a letter to J
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125more interesting places in Berli
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1272. "Sic facta tulerunt."3. Bogda
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129Jański lived with him in Warsaw
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1311. A considerably older cousin w
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133Letter Nr. 33Paris, December 23,
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135Letter Nr. 34Paris, January, 182
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137minded enthusiasm and dignified
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139Letter Nr. 35Paris, May 25, 1829
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141Institute? 108 Therefore, be a l
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143my previous two letters were dir
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145Letter Nr. 37.Paris, May, 1833De
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147the bill from the bookstore. I h
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151Dear Michael, take this request
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153Rough-drafts of letter to Mrs. S
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155Letter Nr. 43Paris, February 10,
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159Letter Nr. 45La Grande Trappe, J
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161her, and to exert every effort t
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163separation 147 /such a situation
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165the Lord for my intention. Again
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167him, I met him on the street. He
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169Letter Nr. 47Paris, July 15, 182
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171of colleague Barciński that is
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175Letter Nr. 50Paris, August 20, 1
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177Mr.Chevieuil; 171 next, for Mr.
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181Letter Nr. 52Paris, May, 1831Dea
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183
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185
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189Rough-draft of a letter to H. Ja
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191I am not sorry I did it. In fact
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195is not enough to keep me alive i
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197March 11 th at the latest. In an
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199
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201or 45 and 14/. Each bottle costs
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emained in France permanently. He e
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205Letter Nr. 1[To C.P. Cooper /?]L
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207Letter Nr. 3[To Talabot /?]Decem
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209D'Eichstal asked me how much mon
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211myself as great as you are, and
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213When you called me into the boso
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215rather than propaganda there arr
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217me. First, what is very positive
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219Letter Nr. 5[To Sir X.]London, J
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221My dear father, you love and kno
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223Letter Nr. 7London, January 6, 1
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225method. You must follow us in al
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227The first to enthusiastically em
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229and interest was to persuade our
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231unity of doctrine he should be l
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233Letter Nr. 9[To Dr. Crellin]Lond
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235Letter Nr. 10[To Talabot]London,
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237Letter Nr. 11[To R. Owen]Paris,
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239Letter Nr. 12[A St. Simonist to
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241Letter Nr. 13[To Wheeller]Paris,
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243Letter Nr. 14[To Wheeller]Paris,
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245Letter Nr. 15[To Pratt]Paris, Fe
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247Letter Nr. 16[To Th. Crellin]Par
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249being quite passive is altogethe
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251Things are going better and bett
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253Letter Nr. 18[To Robert Owen]Par
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255Letter Nr. 19[To Sir unknown]Lon
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257Christian morality also aims at
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259order and with the harmony which
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261Letter Nr. 20[To Carnot]Paris, 1
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263Letter Nr. 22[To Crellin]Paris,
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265I join here a letter for Mrs. Wh
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267Letter Nr. 24[To Harvik]Paris, M
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269Letter Nr. 25[To Th. Crellin]Jun
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271costume) have gone to Lyon where
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273Paris, July 15, 1832rue de Marai
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275his own way. Even before they ha
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277Letter Nr. 28[To the Prefect of
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279Letter Nr. 30December 2, 1832[To
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281yourself about me when your drea
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285Letter Nr. 32Paris, 21.3.1833[To
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287Letter Nr. 33November 9, 1834[To
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293Ch.Your grateful and faithful fr
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297strength. The political form the
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301The original reason for his plan
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303to provide at least in part the
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305Letter Nr. 43[To Charles Montale
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307Letter Nr. 44La Trappe, November
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309Letter Nr. 45La Trappe, November
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311Letter Nr. 46Solesmes, December1
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313Letter Nr. 47Paris, 1837[To Mini
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315prefect of his department was op
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317who would make some changes nece
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319Which thanks be to God, I have a
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321Be assured, Madame, of my entire
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323Letter Nr. 52Paris, July, 1838[M
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327Letter Nr. 54Paris, November10,
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(MSS 8598, pp. 36, 37, 38, CRR)329
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331Now a new complication in our af
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333I am sending a copy to Mr. Sidor
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335And finally once more I recommen
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337Letter Nr. 59[To Gentelmen unkno
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339am about to give an account - I
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341VOLUME III[letters numeration ac
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343Since then, you have been surrou
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345complaining, though this did hur
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349God willing, I shall soon write
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351yet to begin a wholly life, in w
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353you can find out anything about
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355I trust that, as long as you rec
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357relationship with her, I wish to
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361director of the Polytechnic Inst
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363Paris, September 15, 1831Address
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365(The combination of news and art
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367Letter Nr. 71Paris, April 26, 18
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369writing from day to day. Your le
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371to the offence to our national h
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373Krępowiecki, 282 etc., is demog
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Goodbye for now! Give me regards to
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377The whole matter was forgotten,
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379Also, tell him, or my other brot
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381Letter Nr. 74[Letter to Kaurice
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383Letter Nr. 75[To the Society for
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385Paris, November 24, 1833.Bogdan
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387―Polonais‖ 319319 W. Mickiew
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Page 448 and 449: 425Letter Nr. 95Paris, May, 1836My
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489Letter Nr. 117[To L. Orpiszewski
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491Paris, rue Notre Dame des Champs
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493own copy has disappeared on loan
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495Bogdan JańskiP.S. Please write
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497of health, especially because of
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501Letter Nr. 123[Paris, June 4, 18
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503Letter Nr. 124[Paris, June 8, 18
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505mind and your whole spirit to Go
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today. 582 No other letter arrived
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511Letter Nr. 127La Grande Trappe,
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513My last letter from Peter and Je
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515Letter Nr. 128[To Caesar Plater]
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517There was not a moment to lose e
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519Several months before his death,
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521goods, complete loss of credit,
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523original goals and be imbued wit
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525year. It is understood that, if
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527Letter Nr. 129[To Caesar Plater]
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529even if so obscurely, I already
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531affairs in order. There will als
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533O why, O why did I keep silent s
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535
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537forgive my fault of sluggishness
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539Honor at home, I left the money
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541kindness, to specify my request,
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543been nominated for a professorsh
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545commend myself to your dear pare
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547Letter Nr. 135[To F. Giedroyć]L
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549knees. Whatever is left over fro
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551carnal appetites. At this dinner
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553whatever graces were needed to c
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555free behavior toward the Father
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557Letter Nr. 136[To F. Giedroyć]P
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559my journey; so exactly, that I a
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561Separate greetings to the Honora
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563Letter Nr. 138[To E. Duński]Sol
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565of deliverance, they lose all ho
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567Now, as to the other matters lis
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569Letter Nr. 139[To F. Krahnas]Par
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571Letter Nr. 140[To A. Czartoryski
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573Rome, where God has blessed our
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575Letter Nr. 141[To Joseph and Boh
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577report for somewhat later and li
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579Under whose care, direction? My
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581inspirations and desires to lead
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583Letter Nr. 143[To Bohdan Zaleski
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585purpose. That you cannot give us
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587and by his readiness to make any
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593This, without doubt, in the root
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597We have two aspirants: Zan 750 ,
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599us for a year. He possesses rare
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601Undoubtedly, the approaching qua
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603O God, may this come, about, if
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men! 781 Tomorrow I am going to Mea
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607guilt, to express my sorrow, and
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609I send you fraternal greetings,
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611Letter Nr. 149From La Trappe, ne
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613Letter Nr. 150[To A. Jabłoński
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615relationships as we do simple ac
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617have loved darkness instead! I h
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619Letter Nr. 151[To M. Hube]Paris,
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621Letter Nr. 152[To M. Hube]Rome,
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627which he, then, handed to him pe
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629John Nepomucene Omieciński - I
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631Therefore, I will add only a gen
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633My dearest and most beloved brot
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635Letter Nr. 156[To V. Wielogłows
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637Christian life, manifesting love
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641May God’s abundant grace be wi
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643repay you when I see you. At the
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645Postmark: Paris, November 9, 183
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649Your brother forever,Bogdan 882T
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651approach Orpiszewski 885 for the
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657In your last letter you wrote th
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661defend the sacred Truth, and to
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663also, if you have it, An Introdu
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665solemnly that she would send the
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6671836. This House was for its mem
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669work - a center composed of peop
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671politics, they must be kept hidd
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673I expect that you will send me y
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675Address: Madame Valere Wielogło
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677us of all our problems at one ti
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683I will add only, for your comfor
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685papal church. I took the overnig
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687arrive in Rome. I would very muc
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689Letter Nr. 175[To H. Terlecki]Mo
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691in mind to make a foundation in
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693to me at a time when I have been
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695Letter Nr. 177[To J. W. Caboga]P
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697of life, in order to confirm the
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699Letter Nr. 178[To extern Sisters
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701Letter Nr. 179[To extern Sisters
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703Letter Nr. 181[Plans for letters
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705We hereby testify that Mr. Alexa
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707number of people have manifested
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7097).I received 1006 1,000 francs
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711Jański 101510).Paris, September
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713now, certainly, they are in Lyon
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715reconstruction of this unity oug
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717The work which I have undertaken
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719direction! At least to the exten
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721About ordinations... The importa
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723―Hail Mary‖. Induce him to g
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725conducting completely separate c
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727This time I am writing less abou
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