Volume the First: Diplomatic DisplayOxfordBodleian Library, MS.Don.e.7.
"surely, withstand these arguments, or& refuse to""return to yours most
affectionately – &c &."
"C. Williams"
Chapter the Ninth.
What might have been the effectof her Ladyship's advice, had it ever beenreceived by Lucy, is uncertain, as it reachedBath a few Hours after she had breathed herlast. She fell a sacrifice to the Envy & Maliceof Sukey who jealous of her superior charmstook her by poison from an admiring Worldat the age of seventeen.
Thus fell Lucythe1 amiable &lovely Lucy
whose Life had been markedby no crime,
and stained by no blemish butplot, byut2
Footnotes
- 1.
- Written over 'Lucy', which has been erased and is just barely legible.Back to context...
- 2.
- Originally 'by'; the tail of the 'y' is legible and has been stroked through.Back to context...
