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My Mother orders me to put of yê appointment for
M^rs Johnsons, till to morrow, she is just going to L^{dy Cowpers, but comes back
to Dinner; we shall be alone all yê afternoon, & if you are Charitably dispos’d
& not otherwise, more agreeably Engag’d, you may come & sit w^th us: I dare
say my yesterdays Billit surpriz’d you – but I cannot If Î would go back
from yê assurances I have given you, & w^t I take to be an ill sign in
my Self, I find no hopes that I can ever Repeat – your Last Letter was
rather too free – But I am but just up, not half awake, & so can only
add that I am with proper Distances
your Friend
& Ser^t
J Cowper

Let me know wⁿ you intend to come, or
whether you’l come or not}

My Mother orders me to put of yê appointment for
M^rs Johnsons, till to morrow, she is just going to L^{dy Cowpers, but comes back
to Dinner; we shall be alone all yê afternoon, & if you are Charitably disposed
& not otherwise, more agreeably Engaged, you may come & sit w^th us: I dare
say my yesterdays Billit surprised you – but I cannot If Î would go back
from yê assurances I have given you, & w^t I take to be an ill sign in
my Self, I find no hopes that I can ever Repeat – your Last Letter was
rather too free – But I am but just up, not half awake, & so can only
add that I am with proper Distances
your Friend
& Ser^t
J Cowper

Let me know wⁿ you intend to come, or
whether you'll come or not}

645 - Judith Cowper to Martin Madan, 1723

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