Volume the Second: Diplomatic DisplayLondonBritish Library, Add. MS. 59874
:well Of–––1 Of that Heart which trembles whileit signs itself your most ardent Admirer
& devoted humble Serv:tServant
T. Musgrove
May I hope to receive an
answer to thise'er many
days have tortured me withSuspence! Any Letter
(post paid) will bemost welcome.
There is a pattern for a Love-letter Ma::tilda! Did you ever read such a master--peice of Writing? Such Sense, SuchSenti::ment, Such purity of Thought, Such flowof Language & such unfeigned Love in oneSheet? No, never I can answer for it, since a Musgrove is not to be met with by everyGirl. Oh! how I long to be with him! I intend to send him the following in an::swer to his Letter tomorrow.
My dearest Musgrove –––. Words cannot expreſs
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