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The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II

CHAPTER VIII
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Then there are visits to be paid all round in Florence, to make amends for the sins of the winter; visiting, like almsgiving, being put generally in the place of virtue, when the latter is found too inconvenient.

Altogether, my head swims and my heart ticks before the day's done, with positive weariness.

For there are Penini's lessons, you are to understand, besides the rest.

And 'between the intersections,' cod liver oil to be taken judiciously, in order to appear before my English friends with due decency of corporeal coverture.
Well, now, do tell me, _shall_ you go to England, _you_?
You will see my reasons for being very interested.

Oh, I hope you won't be snatched away to Naples, or nailed down at Rome.


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