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on your intimacy & upon your having tempted the timid Cowper from his Cell which as he observed was an event that had delighted & astonished all his acquaintance. He gave us a very interesting account of his life & of his having been attached to a Lady of his own name who continues single for his sake. You have no doubt heard this history from himself & I hope you agree with Mr. Madan (the Bishop’s son) & me that the fair Theodora is entitled to a place in the Essay on Old Maids. The Bishop desired his compliments & warmly expressed a wish that you & Cowper were of our party. Your comparison of the Lichfield society after that of Parkgate was perfectly just. I had the good fortune to meet there my favorite Dr. Vyse who came thither with his sister a few days after my arrival to keep