684 - Martin Madan to Judith Madan, 1724
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My Dearest Soul, my every Dear Judy. I am at last
arrivd at Northampton, but many a dreadful & dismal
Hour have I past, since I was seperated from my Soul.
My best Freind pitty my unhappy state, that will be
a means of alleviating my misery, {^I need not doubt yt since} I know yr Good nature
woul’d be apt to be affected by any Persons misfortunes,
less Dear to you, than I flatter my self to be; when
I reflect how greaterxxx return you have always made
to my Passionxxx I am happy, I have xxx {^ever} met
from you a regard, & esteem, more thanxxx I cou’d deserve
Gratitude must repay you, otherwise I should be an eternal
Debtor, How poor a Return do I make, for so much Goodness?
Blame the Creator, not me, why didn’t nature make me
more than man, when she knew I was destin’d for you?
I am promis’d to see you sooner, then I expected. I believe
by the middle of next month, till then, I must make my
self happy wth reflecting uponxxx {^the} dear, tender moments we spent together, this mitigates but cannot
arrivd at Northampton, but many a dreadful & dismal
Hour have I past, since I was seperated from my Soul.
My best Freind pitty my unhappy state, that will be
a means of alleviating my misery, {^I need not doubt yt since} I know yr Good nature
woul’d be apt to be affected by any Persons misfortunes,
less Dear to you, than I flatter my self to be; when
I reflect how greater
to my Passion
from you a regard, & esteem, more than
Gratitude must repay you, otherwise I should be an eternal
Debtor, How poor a Return do I make, for so much Goodness?
Blame the Creator, not me, why didn’t nature make me
more than man, when she knew I was destin’d for you?
I am promis’d to see you sooner, then I expected. I believe
by the middle of next month, till then, I must make my
self happy wth reflecting upon
My Dearest Soul, my every Dear Judy. I am at last
arrived at Northampton, but many a dreadful & dismal
Hour have I past, since I was separated from my Soul.
My best Friend pity my unhappy state, that will be
a means of alleviating my misery, {^I need not doubt yt since} I know yr Good nature
would be apt to be affected by any Persons misfortunes,
less Dear to you, than I flatter my self to be; when
I reflect how greaterxxx return you have always made
to my Passionxxx I am happy, I have xxx {^ever} met
from you a regard, & esteem, more thanxxx I could deserve
Gratitude must repay you, otherwise I should be an eternal
Debtor, How poor a Return do I make, for so much Goodness?
Blame the Creator, not me, why didn’t nature make me
more than man, when she knew I was destined for you?
I am promised to see you sooner, then I expected. I believe
by the middle of next month, till then, I must make my
self happy wth reflecting uponxxx {^the} dear, tender moments we spent together, this mitigates but cannot
arrived at Northampton, but many a dreadful & dismal
Hour have I past, since I was separated from my Soul.
My best Friend pity my unhappy state, that will be
a means of alleviating my misery, {^I need not doubt yt since} I know yr Good nature
would be apt to be affected by any Persons misfortunes,
less Dear to you, than I flatter my self to be; when
I reflect how greater
to my Passion
from you a regard, & esteem, more than
Gratitude must repay you, otherwise I should be an eternal
Debtor, How poor a Return do I make, for so much Goodness?
Blame the Creator, not me, why didn’t nature make me
more than man, when she knew I was destined for you?
I am promised to see you sooner, then I expected. I believe
by the middle of next month, till then, I must make my
self happy wth reflecting upon
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Martin Madan to Judith Madan, 1724
A response from Martin to Judith – he also misses her greatly, and also writes in embodied language. He describes her as his soul, and has been deeply unhappy since he has been separated from ‘his soul’. Her disposition is such that he knows she will feel for him in his time of misfortune, and he is cheered by knowing that she feels the same as him. He believes he will be home sooner than first expected, but until then, he is comforting himself by recalling happy memories of the two of them together.
Madan Family
Eng Lett C.284 f.42
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
1724
[England]
[England]
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Person: Martin Madan
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- thinking
- travel
- visiting
separation
- feeling
- happy
- hopeful
- love (romantic)
- low
- sorrow
- memory
- self
- soul
marriage
Person: Judith Madan
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separation
- feeling
- love (romantic)
disposition
marriage