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bestow a handful of Frankincense on the Shade of the young nobleman who perished so gallantly.— Giovanni has probably told you how eager Meyers was on this Subject - He expected to hear all the particulars of L^dd Roberts Heroism from a Friend of the duke his Brother - He promised to send them to me, & as soon as they arrive, they shall travel to you, or rather I hope you will meet them here, for the joyous July is approaching — the beginning of this smiling Month is to bring us the dear Giovanni, still free I hope from all sickly Influenza ! – & our dear Parnassian Sister will, I trust, arrive to console us for his departure – pray remember me kindly to yr good Father, & say that I will never compliment his Periwig again, if he does not appear in the south. - but if He will come & shake his new Curls on the Top of my airy Mount, He shall be the Jupiter of this little Olympus -

God bless you both & send you safe & joyous to the friendly tho' unepiscopal Mansion

of yr affectionate Brother
WH

Eliza salutes you with every kind wish—

I am delighted to hear you have revised your earlier Compositions, as I am most eager to see the dear name of Seward on a large Quarto volume of Poetry - adio