Volume the Third: Diplomatic DisplayLondonBritish Library, Add. MS. 65381
rose and received him with all the
politeneſsof a well-bred Man. Lady ––– who felt a deeperSorrow at the loſs of her Son, than his Lordships harder heart was capable of, could hardly
keepher Seat when she found that he was theBrother of her lamented Henry'sRosa'sCharles'1 Rosa. "My Lordsaid Mr Gower as soon as he was seated, You are perhaps surprised at receiving a
visitfrom a Man whom you could not have
theleast expectation of seeing here. But my Sistermy unfortunate Sister is
the real cause ofmy thus troubling you: That luckleſs Girlis now no more – and tho'though she can receive no pleasure from the
intelligence, yet for thesatisfaction of her Family I wish to knowwhether the Death of this unhappy Pairhas
made an impreſsion on your heart suffi::ciently strong to obtain that consent
totheir Marriage which in happier
circum::stances you would not be
persuaded to give
Footnotes
- 1.
- 'Henry' is a superlinear insertion above deleted 'Charles'', which may itself be written over a previous word, possible 'Rosa's'.Back to context...