1 We have just given up the river because we feared it would be wet &
2cold on Sunday. Did I give you the address 86 Portland Place Nothing I
3have read by a man has made me feel so near to man as man as reading
4the Stella Maris. It is a series of sonnet in which is told the story
5of a man of high intellect who love a woman merely for physical beauty,
6 with strong passion; & of the bitterness that follows. It is the old
7old story of the immortal soul trying to feed itself with earth, but
8it is told here in a way that comes nearer to me than any where else.
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10 N I should like to see the miniatures. The third of the four great
11truths is one that comes home to me very much now, but in a healthy
12mind it ought to be ^followed by the fourth.^
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14 ^I mentioned Mrs Cobbs coming because I thought perhaps you might like
15to come in about eight or half past in the evening She stays till 9.30.
16 It would be nice to have a talk together.^
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