In consequence of sudden affliction & increased illness, Miss Barrett has not been able to receive Miss Hooker’s pleasing verses until some time after they were written, nor to acknowledge them until some time after they were received. May she now express, in imperfect words yet a true gratitude, her sense of the kindness & sympathy with which the face of the unknown has been turned towards her? That before the face so turned, all the goodness of God may pass, remains her prayer.
Torquay.
June 12th 1840–
12 June 1840. Browning, Elizabeth Barrett to Hooker, Miss.
Date - Search
1840-06-12
Author
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
Recipient
Hooker, Miss
Letter Text
In consequence of sudden affliction & increased illness, Miss Barrett has not been able to receive Miss Hooker’s pleasing verses until some time after they were written, nor to acknowledge them until some time after they were received. May she now express, in imperfect words yet a true gratitude, her sense of the kindness & sympathy with which the face of the unknown has been turned towards her? That before the face so turned, all the goodness of God may pass, remains her prayer.
Torquay.
June 12th 1840–