638 - Martin Madan to Judith Cowper
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My Dearest Judith, now believe in word &
Honour – Wt ever you are of the rest of my
son, never be diffident of me – I am true to
you – Lysander is all yrs he Loves but you
invoke no more cold disdain – you forgot,
Indifference & Disdain, you had already employ’d
elswhere, had you not, their service coud have
been but small, For Cupid was listed in my hoop
entirely at my Command, he was every moment
wth you, in different shapes, you certainly had
some thoughts of using me ill, when he metamorphos’d
himself into a Cat and bit yr Finger, twas yt
little, Rogue, that invaded yr solitude, he knew
importunity was necessary to gain a Female Heart
Adieu My Dearest Judith
M. Madan alias
Lysander
N.B. remember Saturday pray
settle every thing before I come
to night
Poland Street 12 Clock Morn:
Honour – Wt ever you are of the rest of my
son, never be diffident of me – I am true to
you – Lysander is all yrs he Loves but you
invoke no more cold disdain – you forgot,
Indifference & Disdain, you had already employ’d
elswhere, had you not, their service coud have
been but small, For Cupid was listed in my hoop
entirely at my Command, he was every moment
wth you, in different shapes, you certainly had
some thoughts of using me ill, when he metamorphos’d
himself into a Cat and bit yr Finger, twas yt
little, Rogue, that invaded yr solitude, he knew
importunity was necessary to gain a Female Heart
Adieu My Dearest Judith
M. Madan alias
Lysander
N.B. remember Saturday pray
settle every thing before I come
to night
Poland Street 12 Clock Morn:
My Dearest Judith, now believe in word &
Honour – Wt ever you are of the rest of my
son, never be diffident of me – I am true to
you – Lysander is all yrs he Loves but you
invoke no more cold disdain – you forgot,
Indifference & Disdain, you had already employed
elsewhere, had you not, their service could have
been but small, For Cupid was listed in my hoop
entirely at my Command, he was every moment
wth you, in different shapes, you certainly had
some thoughts of using me ill, when he metamorphosed
himself into a Cat and bit yr Finger, twas yt
little, Rogue, that invaded yr solitude, he knew
importunity was necessary to gain a Female Heart
Adieu My Dearest Judith
M. Madan alias
Lysander
N.B. remember Saturday pray
settle every thing before I come
to night
Poland Street 12 Clock Morn:
Honour – Wt ever you are of the rest of my
son, never be diffident of me – I am true to
you – Lysander is all yrs he Loves but you
invoke no more cold disdain – you forgot,
Indifference & Disdain, you had already employed
elsewhere, had you not, their service could have
been but small, For Cupid was listed in my hoop
entirely at my Command, he was every moment
wth you, in different shapes, you certainly had
some thoughts of using me ill, when he metamorphosed
himself into a Cat and bit yr Finger, twas yt
little, Rogue, that invaded yr solitude, he knew
importunity was necessary to gain a Female Heart
Adieu My Dearest Judith
M. Madan alias
Lysander
N.B. remember Saturday pray
settle every thing before I come
to night
Poland Street 12 Clock Morn:
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Martin Madan to Judith Cowper
Courtship letter discussing feeling, rooted in allegorical images, the alias of Lysander and cupid biting Judith’s finger. Discussion of solitude, the female heart, and his imminent visit to that evening.
Madan Family
Eng Letter C.284 f.15
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
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Poland Street [London, England]
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Person: Martin Madan
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- thinking
- travel
- visiting
- feeling
- love (romantic)
- self
- thought
courting
Person: Judith Madan
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- hands
- heart
loneliness
love (romantic)
- disposition
- self
courting