Robert's love.
Your ever affectionate BA.
* * * * * _To Mrs.Jameson_ 58 Welbeck Street: Tuesday, [July-October 1852].
Dearest Monna Nina,--Here are the verses.

I did them all because that was easiest to me, but of course you will extract the two you want.
It has struck me besides that you might care to see this old ballad which I find among my papers from one of the Percy or other antiquarian Society books, and which I transcribed years ago, modernising slightly in order to make out some sort of rhythm as I went on.

I did this because the original poem impressed me deeply with its pathos.

I wish I could send you the antique literal poem, but I haven't it, nor know where to find it; still, I don't think I quite spoilt it with the very slight changes ventured by me in the transcription.
God bless you.

Let us meet on Wednesday.