Letters ... written between the years 1784 and 1807 [ed. by A. Constable].1811 |
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... of hope illumine it no longer . Then do we say to ourselves , " So much the rather , thou celestial light , Shine inward , and the mind thro ' all her powers Irradiate ! " Miss Mathias is very good to love me so par- LETTER LXXX . 323.
... of hope illumine it no longer . Then do we say to ourselves , " So much the rather , thou celestial light , Shine inward , and the mind thro ' all her powers Irradiate ! " Miss Mathias is very good to love me so par- LETTER LXXX . 323.
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