1262. EBB to Julia Martin

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 7, 153.

[London]

May 27th 1843.

Dearest Mrs Martin,

I relieve your first fear by disowning any intention of teazing you to death—but I forgot yesterday to say that I was glad of the prosperity of your brother, [1] & just because you know I think as you do about the Irish Church, I am afraid of your imagining me capable of making the omission on purpose. After all however that we may say & think against this aforesaid Irish Church, it’s nearly as good as the English one, if not quite: of which perhaps I am more deeply persuaded than you are–

My love to dear Mr Martin—& to yourself, as to him, all affectionate sympathy always, from your

Ba–

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Wellesley College.

1. Charles Vignoles, D.D., who had been ordained in 1812, was appointed Dean of Ossory in 1843.

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