4372. EBB to Sophia Eckley
As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 26, 110.
[Rome]
[ca. April 1859] [1]
Oh my dearest Sophie, what am I to say to you. ‘Thanks’ seem so cold & bare–
I love you dearly & shall keep your gift in that feeling–
Your loving friend
Ba–
For this evening, yes, yes–
Peni is at lessons.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Berg Collection.
1. Approximate dating based on this letter’s placement in Mrs. Eckley’s album of EBB’s letters at the Berg.
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