But the _Shannon_ carries my darling; and every gust at night awakens me, and every day I go into the great room at Lloyd's and watch the anemometer.

O, God! be merciful, and bring my angel safe to me! O, God! be just, and strike her not for my offenses! "Besides the direct perils of the sea are some others you might escape by prudence.

Pray avoid the night air, for my sake, who could not live if any evil befell you; and be careful in your diet.

You were not looking so well as usual when I left.

Would I had words to make you know your own value.