50 Wimpole Street
May 1. 1845.
Dear Mrs Sigourney
I cannot delay a reply, .. it rises to my lips as quickly as gratitude .. to the kind letter you have sent me. It is delightful to me to know that you have read my poetry with satisfaction, & that what was spoken from the fulness of the heart, has found a witness in the sensibility of yours. Your testimony is very welcome—your praise has made me very glad; & I gather courage from your voice, as from that of others, to endeavour more & more to justify your present indulgence by future work. In the meantime, I think gratefully, that you allow me to look to you as a friend, & to answer your enquiry, as friend to friend. And yet I have
1 May 1845. Browning, Elizabeth Barrett to Sigourney, Lydia.
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1845-05-01
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Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
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Sigourney, Lydia
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50 Wimpole Street
May 1. 1845.
Dear Mrs Sigourney
I cannot delay a reply, .. it rises to my lips as quickly as gratitude .. to the kind letter you have sent me. It is delightful to me to know that you have read my poetry with satisfaction, & that what was spoken from the fulness of the heart, has found a witness in the sensibility of yours. Your testimony is very welcome—your praise has made me very glad; & I gather courage from your voice, as from that of others, to endeavour more & more to justify your present indulgence by future work. In the meantime, I think gratefully, that you allow me to look to you as a friend, & to answer your enquiry, as friend to friend. And yet I have