Lady Morgan's Memoirs; Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1863 edition. Excerpt: ...from you ere long, and believe me, with every friendly wish to you and yours Your much attached Edward Jenner. The next letter is from Lady Morgan to Lady Stanley. It gives a pleasant picture of herself in her new home, and the skilful ease with which she took up her position as mistress of a house. Lady Morgan was very practical and prided herself upon her good housekeeping. She possessed a natural gift of being comfortable, and making her house so to herself and to all her friends. Lady Morgan to Lady Stanley. 35, Kildare Street, Duelin, Monday, May 17. Vous voila aux abois, ma chere dame You see I am not to be distanced; retreat as you will, I still pursue. When I am within a mile of you, you will not see me; when I write you will not answer; and still here I am at your feet, because / will not be rebute'e; nor (throw me off as you may) will I ever give you tip until I find something that resembles you, something to fill up the place you have so long occupied; the fact is, my dear Lady Stanley, it is pure selfishness that ties me to you. / do not like women, I cannot get on with them and except the excessive tenderness which I have always felt for my sister be called friendship, you (and one or two more, par parenthesel) are the only woman to whom I could ever Her myself for a week together. Se devancer de son sexe, is as dangerous as De se devancer de son Siecle, it was no effort, no willing of mine that has given me a little the start of the major part of them; dear little souls who, as Ninon says, "le trouvent plus commode d'etre jolie." The principle was there; active and restless, the spur was given, and off I went, happy in the result that my comparative superiority obtained me one such friend as yourself--that is, ...