Maria Edgeworth's Letters from Ireland by Edgeworth Maria;Pakenham Valerie;

Author:Edgeworth, Maria;Pakenham, Valerie; [Edgeworth, Maria;Pakenham, Valerie;]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781843517436
Publisher: The Lilliput Press
Published: 2017-11-25T23:32:05+00:00

Maria’s dog, Foster, given her by Lord Oriel.

Haymaking on the lawn at Edgeworthstown.

To AUNT Ruxton

Edgeworthstown, 17 June 1819

“From six o’clock till breakfast time” … did my Foster lie, my dearest aunt … rolled up on my bed, at my feet, never stirs till I open my eyes and then he shakes himself and comes very modestly to lick my hand.

He is the dearest, most amiable best bred dog of his noble and royal breed – and I thank you, my dear friends for his amiability – As you know I am pledged to believe that education does more than nature – He is as clean as a silken muff being washed regularly once a day besides all the washings in the rain and wet grass which he gives himself …

Now having spent 2 pages upon my dog it is time to think of some of my relations … My mother looks wonderfully well, considering all she has been through166 – but I am certain that the sense of doing what is right and kind … is the best cosmetic …

Lucy is going on as well and better than Gardner expected … She has not lost flesh or colour or even her good-natured smile … She is raised a little in her bed with pillows so as to be able to write and read167 …

Lovell’s stomach has by its swelling … given us great alarm lately. He has yielded to our entreaties and goes up to town on Monday to take advice – It is a thousand pities that he should not have his health who really lives to do good to others – I cannot tell you how much [Lovell] has done here of all sorts of good within and without doors effectually within these last few months – At this moment he is out with his troops of 12 little happy workers from his school who are making hay on the lawn & never was hay better made. Each little troop under the command of its captain working with military order without military slavery – in busy not sullen silence …

To Harriette edgeworth

Edgeworthstown, 15 September 1819

Sneyd and his wife were still in France.

… Your letter gave me a great deal of pleasure from many causes – which if I divided into Ist, 2nd, 3rd etc my discourse might reach from here to Mullingar – I rejoice that you and Sneyd are now well enough to enjoy all the pleasures of Paris … Your visit to Mme Récamier amused us much – I do not know what Sneyd can have said to make her laugh – in my time she never went beyond the smile proscribed by Lord Chesterfield as graceful in a beauty … I think I would venture to lay a good sound wager that Mme Récamier will not go into a convent but it is a fine thing to talk of.

… Thus last week we have had the pleasure of having our kind friends Mrs & Miss Carr with us.

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