BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-1861). Aurora Leigh . London: Chapman and Hall, 1857. 8 o . Twentieth-century brown morocco, top edge gilt, by Zaehnsdorf (some light scuffing). FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED BY ROBERT BROWNING on the fly leaf: "By desire of the owner of this book, I append my name with pleasure. Robert Browning March 25, '86." Tinker 402. [ Laid-in: ] BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. Portion of an autograph letter, n.p., n.d. 16 o , 4 pages . "He has given up the Torquay plan quite. That I rejoice in. He has given it up and is wedded to his old opinion, that 'life is not long enough for two homes.' In the meantime, London has recharmed him. This is the hour of the day, he says, 'when acquaintances grow into friends, whereas in the season friends grow into acquatances.'..." She mentions Mr. Kenyon, Mrs. Butler and Adelaide Kemble: "How that family does strike fire whenever it comes in contact with the public. It is a wonderful instance of hereditary inspiration, to oppose to those multitudinous pedigrees of fools born of the wisest. I heard too a great deal of good from him about Mrs. Jameson .. My beloved friend it is your birthday. May your thoughts and consolations in it be sweeter than the violets you sent to me, which are very sweet still. We were once and are even now, in a fashion, great keepers of birthdays but things are changed and lights are gone, and now I try to forget mine, so as to put down that swelling of the heart which comes instead of the leaping it once rejoiced in..." (2)
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-1861). Aurora Leigh . London: Chapman and Hall, 1857. 8 o . Twentieth-century brown morocco, top edge gilt, by Zaehnsdorf (some light scuffing). FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED BY ROBERT BROWNING on the fly leaf: "By desire of the owner of this book, I append my name with pleasure. Robert Browning March 25, '86." Tinker 402. [ Laid-in: ] BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. Portion of an autograph letter, n.p., n.d. 16 o , 4 pages . "He has given up the Torquay plan quite. That I rejoice in. He has given it up and is wedded to his old opinion, that 'life is not long enough for two homes.' In the meantime, London has recharmed him. This is the hour of the day, he says, 'when acquaintances grow into friends, whereas in the season friends grow into acquatances.'..." She mentions Mr. Kenyon, Mrs. Butler and Adelaide Kemble: "How that family does strike fire whenever it comes in contact with the public. It is a wonderful instance of hereditary inspiration, to oppose to those multitudinous pedigrees of fools born of the wisest. I heard too a great deal of good from him about Mrs. Jameson .. My beloved friend it is your birthday. May your thoughts and consolations in it be sweeter than the violets you sent to me, which are very sweet still. We were once and are even now, in a fashion, great keepers of birthdays but things are changed and lights are gone, and now I try to forget mine, so as to put down that swelling of the heart which comes instead of the leaping it once rejoiced in..." (2)
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