683 - Martin Madan to Judith Madan, 30 April 1724

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Suffice: how innumerable are ye Worlds, I woud give for
one kiss, of ye Dear Lips, Hands? – nay yt I coud but see
you? But yt cannot be – I must submit – interst
yr Self wth Time to hasten his Moments, He may repay
himself at Leisure, when I am xxxxxxx to
stay wth my Dearest Ju – as you love me, be Careful
of yr self I have stor’d up all my Treasure in you, in you
all my Happyness depends, Dear, Dear, Dearest for ever
Dearest Soul, Life, my Dear Judy, believe me yrs Entirely
M: Madan

April 30th 1724

Every {^Letter} has promis’d me to fly to yr Lips in the Shape of a kiss
Give my Duty, Love, & Service to my Good Mother, wth my Love
& service to the Doctor
Suffice: how innumerable are ye Worlds, I would give for
one kiss, of ye Dear Lips, Hands? – nay yt I could but see
you? But yt cannot be – I must submit – interest
yr Self wth Time to hasten his Moments, He may repay
himself at Leisure, when I am xxxxxxx to
stay wth my Dearest Ju – as you love me, be Careful
of yr self I have stored up all my Treasure in you, in you
all my Happiness depends, Dear, Dear, Dearest for ever
Dearest Soul, Life, my Dear Judy, believe me yrs Entirely
M: Madan

April 30th 1724

Every {^Letter} has promised me to fly to yr Lips in the Shape of a kiss
Give my Duty, Love, & Service to my Good Mother, wth my Love
& service to the Doctor
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Martin Madan to Judith Madan, 30 April 1724

A response to Judith’s letters that is rich in embodied language. He shares her pain at their separation, and he wishes he could kiss her lips and hands. He advises her to keep herself busy in his absence, and to look after her own health – all his happiness is dependent on her wellbeing. He describes her as his soul, and suggests that letters reach her lips in the shape of a kiss.

Madan Family

Eng Lett C.284 f.42

Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford

1724

4

30

[England]

[England]

People
Person: Martin Madan
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kissing

separation

  • feeling
  • happy
  • hopeful
  • love (romantic)
  • low

self

marriage

Person: Judith Madan
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  • constitution
  • hands
  • lips

  • bored
  • separation

regimen

marriage

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To Cite this Letter

Martin Madan to Judith Madan, 30 April 1724, 3041724: Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, Madan Family, Eng Lett C.284 f.42

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Material Identities, Social Bodies: Embodiment in British Letters c.1680-1820. Compiled by: Karen Harvey, Helen Esfandiary, Sarah Fox, Emily Vine, University of Birmingham. Project funded by the Leverhulme Trust (2021-2025, Ref. RPG-2020-163), https://socialbodies.bham.ac.uk.

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