Letter from Robert Burns to Agnes McLehose, 15 December 1791
Dumfries 15th Dec: 1791
I have some merit, my ever dearest of women, in
attracting & securing the heart of Clarinda. -
In her I met with the most accomplished of
all woman-kind, the first of all God's works,
& yet I, even I, had the good fortune to appear
amiable in her sight. -
By the bye, this is the sixth letter that I
have written you, since I left you; & if you
were an ordinary being, as you are a creature
very extraordinary, an instance of what God
Almighty in the plenitude of his power,
& the fullness of his goodness, can make !
I would never forgive you for not answering
my
I have some merit, my ever dearest of women, in
attracting & securing the heart of Clarinda. -
In her I met with the most accomplished of
all woman-kind, the first of all God's works,
& yet I, even I, had the good fortune to appear
amiable in her sight. -
By the bye, this is the sixth letter that I
have written you, since I left you; & if you
were an ordinary being, as you are a creature
very extraordinary, an instance of what God
Almighty in the plenitude of his power,
& the fullness of his goodness, can make !
I would never forgive you for not answering
my
Key details
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/01/136
- Alt. number
- 3.6373
- Date
- 15 December 1791
- On display
- Yes
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
- Recipient
- McLehose, Agnes
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/01/136
- Alt. number
- 3.6373
- Date
- 15 December 1791
- On display
- Yes
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
- Recipient
- McLehose, Agnes
Description
Letter from Robert Burns to Agnes McLehose, dated Dumfries, 15 December 1791.
Writing nine days after their final meeting, Robert complains this is the sixth letter he has sent Clarinda without reply. Undeterred, he tells her he is having a ring made to hold a lock of her hair and has sent a song about her for publication.
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