,VOLUME #a1 ,LETT] #ab 
,! ,SAME TO ! ,SAME1 ,COS5ZA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

,TEXT 3 

,LETT] ,X,I,I4 ,! ,SAME TO ! ,SAME1 ,COS5ZA 

  

,:Y IS IT1 MY DE> M>QUIS1 ?AT ! HI/ORY ( MY LIFE IS SO P>TY-COLOR$ & EXTRAORD9>Y1 ?AT ,I AM UNABLE TO =ESEE AT ! SMALLE/ DI/ANCE :AT IS ! DE/9Y RES]V$ = ME8 ,HAPP9ESS & MIS]Y1 SUCCESS & DISAPPO9TM5T SO TAKE !IR TURNS1 ?AT 9 ! ONE ,I HAVE NOT TIME = DESPAIR1 & 9 ! O!R ,I D>E NOT P]MIT TO MY HE>T A S9C]E & UNM+L$ JOY4 

,! DAY AFT] ,I DISPAT*$ MY LA/ LETT] ! DUKE ( ,B5EV5TO1 :OSE AGE IS SO MU* ADVANC$1 WAS SEIZ$ ) A SLI<T P>ALYTIC /ROKE4 ,HE WAS = A %ORT TIME DEPRIV$ ( ALL S5SATION4 ,! TR\BLE ( HIS FAMILY1 EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL ( :I* REG>DS HIM ) ! PR(\NDE/ V5]ATION1 WAS 9EXPRESSIBLE4 ,MATILDA1 ! VIRTU\S ,MATILDA1 C\LD NOT BE SEP>AT$ FROM ! C\* ( H] FA!R4 ,%E HUNG OV] HIM ) ! MO/ ANXI\S AFFECTION4 ,%E WAT*$ EV]Y SYMPTOM ( HIS DISORD]1 & EV]Y V>IATION ( HIS C\NT5ANCE4 

,I AM CONV9C$1 MY DE> ,R9ALDO1 ?AT !RE IS NO OBJECT SO BEAUTIFUL & 5GAG+ AS ?IS4 ,A WOMAN 9 ALL ! PRIDE ( GRACE1 & FULLNESS ( H] *>MS1 T5D+ ) UNWE>I$ C>E A FEEBLE & DECREPID P>5T2 ALL H] FEATURES 9=M$ ) MELT+ ANXIETY & FILIAL T5D]NESS1 YET SUPPRESS+ ! EMOTIONS ( H] HE>T & ! WILD] EXPRESSIONS ( SORR[2 SUBDU+ EV5 ! /RONG] S5TIM5TS ( NATURE1 ?AT %E MAY NOT BY AN USELESS & 9CONSID]ATE GRIEF SUP]S$E ! K9D C>E1 & WAT*FUL ATT5TION1 ?AT IT IS H] FIR/ AMBITION TO YIELD4 ,IT IS A TRITE OBS]VATION1 ?AT BEAUTY NEV] APPE>S SO ATTRACTIVE AS :5 UNCONSCI\S ( ITSELF2 & ,I AM SURE1 ?AT NO SELF-=GETFULNESS CAN BE SO AMIABLE1 AS ?AT :I* IS F\ND$ 9 ! EMOTIONS ( A T5D] & G5TLE HE>T4 ,! DISORD] ( ! DUKE H[EV] WAS NEI!R VIOL5T NOR LA/+4 ,9 SOME:AT LESS ?AN AN H\R1 ! FAVORABLE SYMPTOMS BEGAN TO APPE>1 & HE GRADUALLY RECOV]$4 ,9 ! MEAN TIME A C]TA9 LASSITUDE & FEEBL5ESS REMA9$ FROM ! %OCK HE RECEIV$1 :I* HAS NOT YET SUBSID$4 

,BUT :AT LANGUAGE %ALL ,I F9D TO DESCRIBE TO MY ,R9ALDO ! SC5E TO :I* ?IS EV5T FURNI%$ ! OCCASION8 

,! NEXT DAY ! DUKE S5T = HIS DAU<T] & MYSELF 9TO HIS *AMB]4 ,AS SOON AS WE W]E ALONE HE BEGAN TO DESCRIBE1 9 T]MS ?AT AFFECT$ US BO?1 ! DECL9+ /ATE ( HIS HEAL?4 0,I FEEL10 SAID HE1 0?AT ?IS POOR WORN-\T BODY TOTT]S TO ITS FALL4 ,! GRAVE AWAITS ME4 ,! SUMMONSES ( DEA? >E SU* AS CANNOT BUT BE HE>D4 

0,DEA? H[EV] 9SPIRES ME ) NO T]ROR4 ,I HAVE LIV$ LONG & HAPPILY4 ,I HAVE 5DEAVOR$ SO TO DIS*>GE EV]Y DUTY 9 ?IS WORLD AS NOT TO BE AFRAID TO MEET ! SUPREME S\RCE ( EXCELL5CE 9 ANO!R4 ,! GREATNESS ( HIM ?AT MADE US IS NOT CALCULAT$ TO 9SPIRE T]ROR BUT TO ! GUILTY4 ,P[] & EXALT$ /ATION1 ?\< 9CREAS$ TO AN 9F9ITE DEGREE1 CANNOT MAKE A JU/ & VIRTU\S BE+ TREMBLE4 

0,HEAV5 HAS BLESS$ ME ) A DAU<T]1 ! MO/ VIRTU\S ( H] SEX4 ,H] $UCATION HAS BE5 ADEQUATE TO ! QUALITIES :I* NATURE BE/[$ UPON H]4 ,I MAY )\T VANITY ASS]T1 ?AT ,ITALY CANNOT PRODUCE H] P>RAGON4--,! FIR/ FAMILIES ( MY C\NTRY MI<T BE PR\D TO RECEIVE H] 9TO !IR BOSOM1 PR9CES MI<T SUE = H] ALLIANCE4 ,BUT ,I HAD RA!R MY ,MATILDA %\LD BE HAPPY ?AN GREAT4 

0,COME NE>1 MY DE> C\NT4 ,I WILL NUMB] Y\ ALSO AMONG ! PRECI\S GIFTS ( FAVOR+ HEAV54 ,Y\R REPUTATION /&S HI< 9 ! WORLD1 & IS )\T A BLEMI%4 ,FROM E>LIE/ Y\? Y\R PRAISES W]E MUSIC TO MY E>S4 ,BUT GREAT AS !Y W]E1 TILL LATELY ,I KNEW NOT HALF Y\R WOR?4 ,HAD ,I KN[N IT SOON]1 ,I W\LD SOON] HAVE /UDI$ H[ TO REW>D IT4 ,I %\LD !N P]HAPS HAVE BE5 TOO HAPPY4 

0,BELIEVE ME1 MY ,/4 ,JULIAN1 ,I HAVE HAD MU* EXP]I5CE4 ,9 SUCCESSIVE CAMPAIGNS1 ,I HAVE 5C\NT]$ H>D%IPS & DANG]4 ,I HAVE FREQU5T$ C\RTS1 & KN[ !IR >TS4 ,DO NOT IMAG9E !N1 Y\NG & UNSUSPECT+ AS Y\ >E1 ?AT Y\ HAVE BE5 ABLE TO HIDE FROM ME ONE WI% ( Y\R HE>T4 ,I KN[ ?AT Y\ LOVE MY DAU<T]4 ,I HAVE BEHELD Y\R GR[+ ATTA*M5T ) COMPLAC5CY4 ,MY ,MATILDA1 IF ,I READ H] S5TIM5TS >I<T1 SEES Y\ ) A FAVORABLE EYE4 ,PURSUE H]1 MY SON1 & W9 H]4 ,IF Y\ CAN GA9 H] APPROBATION1 D\BT NOT ?AT ,I WILL GIVE MY W>ME/ B5$ICTIONS TO ! AUSPICI\S UNION40 

,Y\ WILL READILY BELIEVE1 ?AT MY FIR/ C>E WAS TO RETURN MY MO/ >D5T ?ANKS TO MY PROTECTOR & FA!R4 ,IMM$IATELY H[EV] ,I CA/ AN ANXI\S & 9QUIR+ EYE UPON ! MI/RESS ( MY HE>T4 ,H] FACE WAS COV]$ ) BLU%ES4 ,I BEHELD 9 H] A TIMIDITY & CONFUSION ?AT MADE ME TREMBLE4 ,BUT MY SUSP5CE WAS NOT LONG4 ,I HAVE S9CE DRAWN FROM H] ! MO/ FAVORABLE & TRANSPORT+ CONFESSION4 ,OH1 MY FRI5D1 %E ACKN[L$GES ?AT FROM ! FIR/ MOM5T %E SAW ME1 %E CONTEMPLAT$ ME ) P>TIALITY4 ,%E CONFESSES1 ?AT H] FA!R BY ! DECL>ATION HE HAS MADE1 SO F> FROM ?W>T+ H] AMBITION & DISAPPO9T+ H] WI%ES1 HAS CONF]R$ UPON H] ! HI<E/ OBLIGATION4 ,H[ MU*1 MY DE> ,R9ALDO1 IS ! COLOR ( MY =TUNE *ANG$4 ,IT WAS UPON ?IS DAY1 AT ?IS V]Y H\R1 ,I HAD DET]M9$ TO LEAVE ,COS5ZA = EV]4 ,I HAD CONSIGN$ MYSELF OV] TO DESPAIR4 ,I WAS AB\T TO 5T] UPON A WORLD :]E EV]Y FACE ,I BEHELD W\LD HAVE BE5 A /RANG] TO ME4 ,! SC5E W\LD HAVE BE5 UNI=M & DESOLATE4 ,I %\LD HAVE LEFT ALL ! ATTA*M5TS ( MY Y\?1 ,I %\LD HAVE LEFT ! V]Y C5T] ( MY EXI/5CE BEH9D ME4 ,I %\LD HAVE CEAS$ TO LIVE4 ,I %\LD ONLY HAVE DRAWN ALONG A MIS]ABLE TRA9 ( P]CEPTIONS FROM YE> TO YE>1 )\T ONE BRI<T DAY1 )\T ONE GAY PROSPECT1 TO ILLUM9ATE ! GLOOMY SC5E1 & TELL ME ?AT ,I WAS4 

,IS IT POSSIBLE !N ?AT EV]Y EXPECTATION1 & ! :OLE COLOR ( MY FUTURE LIFE1 CAN BE SO COMPLETELY ALT]$8 ,9/EAD ( DESPAIR1 FELICITY4 ,9/EAD ( ONE D>K1 UNV>I$ SC5E1 A PROSPECT ( /ILL 9CREAS+ PLEASURE4 ,9/EAD ( /&+ ALONE1 A MONUM5T ( MIS=TUNE1 AN OBJECT TO AWAK5 COMPASSION 9 ! MO/ OBDURATE1 %ALL ,I /& ALONE1 ! HAPPIE/ ( MORTALS8 ,YES1 ,I WILL NEV] H]EAFT] COMPLA9 ?AT NATURE D5I$ ME A FA!R1 ,I HAVE F\ND A MORE ?AN FA!R4 ,I WILL NEV] COMPLA9 ( CALAMITY & AFFLICTION1 9 MY ,MATILDA ,I RECEIVE AN OV]-BALANCE = !M ALL4 

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