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SD2128.  Elizabeth Cabot to Ellen Twisleton

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 24, 271 (in part).

Florence

Sunday, Dec. 20th 1857

My dearest heart, I must send you a few words before we leave Florence as I cannot otherwise …

You will see the Brownings, I suppose, while you are here & will find the Bruens full of them. Will you find out whether their child is the greatest genius that ever lived or not, according to the B’s he is? & they have had several volumes of his manuscript verses to read. Do have it too. …

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Radcliffe Institute.

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