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,MATILDA ,DELLA ,COLONNA TO ! ,C\NT ,DE ,/4 ,JULIAN1 ,COS5ZA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

,TEXT 3 

,LETT] ,V,I4 ,MATILDA DELLA ,COLONNA TO ! ,C\NT DE ,/4 ,JULIAN1 ,COS5ZA 

  

,I BEG9 ?IS LETT] )\T HAV+ YET RECEIV$ ANY NEWS FROM Y\ S9CE Y\ QUITT$ ! PORT ( ,NAPLES4 ,! TIME H[EV] ?AT WAS REQUISITE = ?AT PURPOSE IS ALREADY MORE ?AN EXPIR$4 ,OH1 MY FRI5D1 IF BE=E ! COMM5CEM5T ( ?IS DETE/$ VOYAGE1 ! DANG]S ?AT ATT5D$ IT APPE>$ TO ME 9 SO HORRID COLORS1 H[ ?9K Y\ ?AT ,I SUPPORT !M N[8 ,MY IMAG9ATION SICK5S1 MY POOR HE>T IS DI/RACT$ AT ! RECOLLECTION ( !M4 ,:Y W\LD Y\ 5C\NT] SO MANY UNNECESS>Y P]ILS8 ,:Y W\LD Y\ FLY TO SO REMOTE A CLIMATE8 ,MANY A FRI5D C\LD HAVE PROMOT$ EQUALLY WELL ! 9T]E/S ( ! M>QUIS ( ,PESC>A1 BUT FEW LIVES >E SO VALUABLE AS ?9E4 ,MANY A FRI5D C\LD HAVE SOLICIT$ ?IS BUS9ESS 9 ! C\RT ( ,MADRID1 BUT BELIEVE ME1 !RE >E FEW ?AT CAN BOA/ ?AT !Y POSSESS$ ! HE>T ( A ,MATILDA4 ,SIMPLE & S9C]E1 ,I DO NOT GIVE MYSELF AWAY BY HALVES4 ,) A HE>T FULL ( T5D]NESS & S5SIBILITY1 ,I AM AFFECT$ MORE1 MU* MORE ?AN ! G5]ALITY ( MY SEX1 ) CIRCUM/ANCES FAVORABLE OR ADV]SE4 ,AH CRUEL1 CRUEL ,/4 ,JULIAN1 WAS IT = A LOV] TO TURN A DEAF E> TO ! 9TREATIES ( A MI/RESS1 ?AT LIV$ NOT BUT TO HONOR HIS VIRTUES1 & TO SYMPA?IZE 9 HIS FELICITY8 ,DID ,I NOT = Y\ LAY ASIDE ?AT TRIPLE DELICACY & RES]VE1 9 :I* ,I PRID$ MYSELF8 ,W]E NOT MY SI<S & TE>S VISIBLE & UNDISGUIS$8 ,DID NOT MY CRIES PI]CE ! L(TY DOME ( MY PAT]NAL MANSION1 & MOVE ALL HE>TS BUT Y\RS8 

,!Y TELL ME1 MY ,/4 ,JULIAN1 ?AT ,I AM BUSY TO TORM5T MYSELF1 ?AT ,I 9V5T A ?\S& IMAG9>Y MIS=TUNES4 ,& IS ?IS TO TORM5T MYSELF TO ADDRESS MY FRI5D 9 !SE POOR L9ES8 ,IS ?IS TO DECEIVE MYSELF ) UNREAL EVILS8 ,EV5 :ILE ,MATILDA *]I%ES ! FOND IDEA ( P\R+ \T H] COMPLA9TS BE=E HIM1 MY ,/4 ,JULIAN MAY BE A LIFELESS CORSE4 ,P]HAPS HE N[ LIES NEGLECT$ & UNBURI$ 9 ! B$S ( ! OCEAN4 ,P]HAPS HE HAS FALL5 A PREY TO B>B>\S M51 MORE DEAF & M]CILESS ?AN ! W>R+ ELEM5TS4 ,DI/RACT+ IDEAS6 ,& DOES ?IS HEAD LIVE TO CONCEIVE !M8 ,IS ?IS H& DULL & 9S5SIBLE 5\< TO WRITE !M8 

,BELIEVE ME1 MY FRI5D1 MY HE>T IS T5D] & WILL EASILY BREAK4 ,IT WAS NOT =M$ TO SU/A9 A S]IES ( TRIALS4 ,IT WAS NOT =M$ TO 5C\NT] A V>IETY ( DI/RESS4 ,OH1 FLY !N1 HA/5 TO MY >MS4 ,ALL ?OSE IDEAS ( =M & DEC5CY1 ALL ! >TIFICIAL DECORUMS ( SOCIETY ?AT ,I ONCE *]I%$1 >E DISSOLV$ BE=E ! D>K] REFLECTIONS1 ! APPREH5SIVE ANXIETIES ?AT Y\R PRES5T SITUATION HAS AWAK5$4 ,YES1 MY ,/4 ,JULIAN1 COME TO MY >MS4 ,! MOM5T Y\ APPE> TO CLAIM ME ,I AM Y\RS4 ,ADIEU TO ! MANAGEM5T ( MY SEX4 ,FROM ?IS MOM5T ,I COMMIT ALL MY CONC]NS TO Y\R DIRECTION4 ,FROM ?IS MOM5T1 Y\R WORD %ALL BE TO ME AN IRREVOCABLE LAW1 :I* )\T REASON+1 & )\T REF9EM5T1 ,I WILL IMPLICITLY OBEY4 

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,I HAVE RECEIV$ Y\R LETT]4 ,! PLEASURE IT AF=DS ME IS EXQUISITE 9 PROPORTION TO MY PREC$+ ANGUI%4 ,FROM ! CONFESSION ( ! BRAVE/ ( M5 IT N[ APPE>S ?AT MY APPREH5SIONS W]E NOT :OLLY UNF\ND$4 ,& YET UPON REVIEW+ :AT ,I HAVE WRITT51 ,I ALMO/ BLU% = MY WEAKNESS4 ,BUT IT %ALL NOT BE EFFAC$4 ,DISGUISE IS LITTLE BECOM+ BETWE5 LOV]S AT SO IMM5SE A DI/ANCE4 ,NO1 MY FRI5D1 Y\ %ALL KN[ ALL ! 9T]E/ Y\ POSSESS 9 MY HE>T4 ,I WILL AT LEA/ AF=D Y\ ?AT CONSOLATION AMID ! PANGS ( ABS5CE4 ,MAY HEAV5 BE PROPITI\S 9 :AT YET REMA9S BE=E Y\6 ,I WILL EV5 WE>Y IT ) MY PRAY]S4 ,MAY IT RETURN Y\ TO MY >MS SAFE & UNHURT1 & NO O!R CALAMITY %ALL WR+ FROM ME A MURMUR1 OR A SI<6 

,ONE ?+ H[EV] IT IS NECESS>Y ,I %\LD CORRECT4 ,I DO NOT MEAN TO ACCUSE Y\ = ! VOYAGE Y\ HAVE UND]TAK51 H[EV] IT MAY DI/RESS ME4 ,9 MY CALM] MOM5TS ,I FEEL = ! MOTIVES ( IT ! W>ME/ APPROBATION4 ,IT WAS ! ACT ( DIS9T]E/$ FRI5D%IP4 ,EV]Y PREJUDICE ( ! HE>T PLEAD$ AGA9/ IT4 ,LOVE1 ?AT PASSION :I* REIGNS )\T A RIVAL 9 Y\R BREA/1 =BAD ! COMPLIANCE4 ,IT WAS A VIRTUE WOR?Y ( Y\4 ,!RE NE$$ BUT ?IS TO CONV9CE ME ?AT Y\ W]E 9F9ITELY SUP]IOR TO ! :OLE RACE ( Y\R FELL[ MORTALS4 

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