IamobligedtoyouforyourlongLetter, whichdidnotseemso, andforyourshortone, , anaccountofyourrecoveryfromafever, andofLadyCowper', Isuppose, tobeexpected, forbywhatremembranceIhaveofherladyship, whowasnevermuchacquaintedwithher, , , (youcannotthinkofittoomuch) , whenIsawthemlast, , -witnessofthechangethattimehasmadeinthem, andmyformerIdeaofthemnotbeingcorrectedbyobservation, itremainsthesame; mymemorypresentsmewiththeirimageunimpaired, andwhileitretainstheresemblanceofwhattheywere, forgetsthatbythistimethepicturemayhavelostmuchofitslikeness, , forwhilehisclaws (asourGrann'amcalledthem) strikedeepfurrowsinsomefaces, , heisafriendtothemind, ; ifweusehimwellandlistentohisadmonitionsandinstructions, heisafriendindeed, butotherwisetheworstofenemies, whotakesfromusdailysomethingthatwevalued, , canstandatip: toeonthemountain: topofhumanlife, lookdownwithpleasureuponthevalleytheyhavepassed, andsome-timesstretchtheirwingsinjoyfulhopeofahappyflightintoeternity, yetalittlewhileandyourhopewillbeaccomplished.
, towhichIbelievethisEastWindwhichhaslastedsolong, , , assurethemofmyaffectionaterewards, , Ishallbegladtoreceiveit, forthoughseparatedfrommykindredbylittlemorethanhalfacenturyofmiles, IknowaslittleoftheirConcernsasifOceansandcontinentswereinterposedbetweenus.
Yours, MyDearCousin
Thursday, 31August1780
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