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that I am dying too: nor can I truly dye fa-
ster, by any waste, then by losse of children.
But Sir, I will mingle no more of my sad-
ness to you, but wil a little recompense it, by
telling you that my L. Harrington, of whom
a few days since they were doubtfull, is so
well recovered that now they know all his
disease to be the Pox, and Measels mingled.
This I heard yesterday: for I have not been
there yet. I cam as near importunity as I
could, for an answer from Essex house, but
this was all, that he should see you shortly
himselfe.


Your servant

J. Donne.


I cannot tell you so much, as you tell
me, of any thing from my Lord of Som.
since the Epithalamion, for I heard
nothing.
[CW: To]
p.153

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