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Sunday sept 23 - - 81

What, my dear Sister, do you engross all the attributes of our Patron Apollo?

does He on you, his favourite muse!
confer his healing art?
and all his genial warmth infuse
In your benignant Heart?

The tender sensibility of that Heart will ennable [sic] you to conceive how deeply I feel indebted to you for yr kind prescription – your generous & eager Hope of relieving me from a vexatious Infirmity gave you new spirits; nor am I less affected by the perfect sense of your kindness – your affectionate solicitude to assist me is an invigorating medecine [sic] to the Mind, whose good effects I shall frequently feel, tho I dare not apply the plaister, which you so warmly recommend to my unfortunate Eyes –

our cases, my dear Physician are very different, & I believe my present complaint is chiefly