Digital Donne: the Online Variorum
The 1654 Prose Letters Letter 32, cont. (p.95) |
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ment, and thankfulnesse is the same, as re- pentance and contrition is in spiritual debts: and though the value and dignity of all these be not perchance in the things, but in the acceptance, yet I cannot doubt of it, either in God, or you. But Sir, because there is some degree of thankfulnesse in asking more (for that confesses all former obligations, and a desire to be still in the same dependency) I must intreat you to continue that wherein you have most ex- pressed your love to me, which is, to main- tain me in the same room in my Lady Bed- fords opinion, in the which you placed me. I professe to you that I am too much bound to her, for expressing every way her care of my fortune, that I am weary before she is; and out of a loathnesse, that so good works should be bestowed upon so ill stuffe, or that so much ill fortune should be mingled with hers, as that she should misse any thing that she desire, though it were but for me; I am willing to depart from farther exerci- sing her indevours in that kinde I shall be [CW: bold] |
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