Supporting Documents

SD315.  Edward Moulton-Barrett (brother) to George Goodin Moulton-Barrett

Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 1, 321 (in part).

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[15 July 1819]

My sweet little George Gooden

I cannot help offering you my most grateful thanks to Saint Swithen for having dried up his tears & smiled upon you to day & I hope your smiles may always shine through his tears & that when you may arrive at the period of manhood you may be both good & happy but I need not hope for the latter if I am not disapointed in the former for he who is virtuous is ever happy but I can but hope Hope is my suppport as it is that of all me. So I remain

always your affect bro<ther>

Edward Barre<tt>

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Berg Collection.

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