Friday– July 29 1843.
It is hard for me to express to you my dearest Sissy, how touched I am by this gift of yours, .. this very pretty & elegant purse! That you should think of me once & for a moment, when you are suffering yourself as much as I fear you do, would be a reason for me to thank you—but that you should have thought of me long enough to have completed the number of all these beautiful blue stitches, is such a very touching kindness, that I can only wish I were near enough to kiss the
[28] July 1843. Browning, Elizabeth Barrett to Butler, Arabella.
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1843-07-28
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Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
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Butler, Arabella
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Friday– July 29 1843.
It is hard for me to express to you my dearest Sissy, how touched I am by this gift of yours, .. this very pretty & elegant purse! That you should think of me once & for a moment, when you are suffering yourself as much as I fear you do, would be a reason for me to thank you—but that you should have thought of me long enough to have completed the number of all these beautiful blue stitches, is such a very touching kindness, that I can only wish I were near enough to kiss the