Brown, William Hill, 1765-1793 [1789], The power of sympathy, or, The triumph of nature (Isaiah Thomas & Co., Boston) [word count] [eaf034v1T].
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LETTER XXIV. HARRIOT to MYRA.
RHODEISLAND.
Mrs. Francis is not altogether
&longs;atisfied with her journey to this part of the
country—She does not delight to brood
over &longs;orrow—She flies from the hou&longs;e of
mourning, to &longs;cenes of di&longs;&longs;ipation, congenial
to her temper and di&longs;po&longs;ition—and, like
the re&longs;t of the world, bears the misfortunes of
her friends with a mo&longs;t chri&longs;tian fortitude:
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The melancholy a&longs;pect of affairs here, will
therefore &longs;horten our vi&longs;it—&longs;o you may expe
ct us at Bo&longs;ton in a few days.
MY faithful lover (with whom I will certaily
make you acquainted in a &longs;hort time)
continues to write to me in very pa&longs;&longs;ionate
and fentimental &longs;trains. His laft letter
proves him to be a tolerable maker of rhymes,
and I inclo&longs;e it[2] for your entertainment.
I am, my dear,
Your mo&longs;t affectionate Friend.
n2[2] See Letter XX.
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Brown, William Hill, 1765-1793 [1789], The power of sympathy, or, The triumph of nature (Isaiah Thomas & Co., Boston) [word count] [eaf034v1T].
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