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George Lord Lyttelton : The Vision

[Catherine Talbot to Elizabeth Carter, 1 September 1762:] 'Thank my stars, I have torn it this minute all to bits! What? Why a reflection upon the Vision, but that was of a kind I will not suffer myself to write [...] 'I am enclosing back the Vision the very night I received it, to prevent all temptations to dishonesty or carelessness; 'tis certainly very elegant.'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Catherine Talbot      Print: Unknown

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