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  The 1654 Prose Letters Letter 93 (p.258) |
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To my Honoured friend Mr George Gerrard. Sir, I cannot chuse but make it a presage that I shall have no good fortune in England, that I mist the honour of enjoying that company, which you brought to town. But I beseech you let my ill luck determine in that ominousnesse: for if my not comming should be by her or you interpreted for a negligence or coldnesse in me, I were already in actually and present affliction. For that Ecclesiasticall Lady of whom you write, since I presume it is a work of dark- nesse that you go about, we will deferre it for winter. Perchance the cold weather, may be as good physique to you, as she, for quenching you. I have changed my purpose of going to Windsor, and will go directly into the Wight: which I tell you not as a concerning thing, but in obedi- [CW: ence] |
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