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:well Of1 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 this e'er many days have tortured me with Suspence! Any Letter (post paid) will be most welcome.

There is a pattern for a Love-letter Ma::tilda! Did you ever read such a master--peice of Writing? Such Sense, Such Senti::ment, Such purity of Thought, Such flowof Language & such unfeigned Love in one Sheet? No, never I can answer for it, since a Musgrove is not to be met with by every Girl. 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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