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Dear Sir
(A)
Madison July 21, 1902
I am really sorry for the indisposition of your Lon. I believe he is going only one; and if any thing happens to him, it would greatly distress a man worthy couple for whom I have conceived a real exteem. I finely hope that he is, by this time, recovered.
Your extreme seedlings with me have been on lo very liberal, that I should be distressed if you were not most persecuted fatigued with me you are content then to pay a hundred Quinceas; but you pay, you are not pay them chearfully; an hundred pounds you will pay with chearfully. Chearfully then, for you thall pay; and an hundred pounds thall be the fum. I would not have you disatricied with me for fifty pounds, much less for five.
I am change, you make from February to March 25, makes but little difference to me. I agree to it; and I thall draw on you according to your desire, for £50 on March 25-1902; and for the other £50 on March 25-1903.
That you were at expenses on my account for printing, advertising &c is certain. I had allowed for it in my own mind; though, as you think otherwise, I feel, not enough. That there was a lot on the Italian Book, I am permaned of. Do not despair of that book yet.
There are but two persons in the world to whom I may, without an imputation of vanishest of my falents. These persons are long and my Bookseller at Davis. You have known the breeds degree of my fucceff. I a bure for them. Lit, that would both at Davis and London under very unfavourable circumstances and that I wrote a great deal too quick. It I had had time. I would have given the world very different productions. But I was forced to get a great deal of same in a very little time; and that was lesser upon me.
I could write very fucceful books; and what very few men can do (what no man ever has done, except myself) I could write books in England, that would fucced in France; and books in England, that would fucced in England one circumstance about me is particular; I could write for England only in London; and for
for France only in Davis. This may be added by lo it is. Here I could not write a fucceful book; if it was to get me a Bishopship.
I have the greatest wish and desire to write but my fortune will not let me. Living his sorgacy and all make only a triffle above £50 a fear, and for that I am forced to read dence. If happier days arrive, I think you thall be whether I thall fulfil all these greats; whether I thall make a book that thall carry itself, and all its eldest brothers throw in a number of Editions.
The Booksellers in London have given, among my knowledge, to give very common really annual fums to men of falents to write for them. I think I could write as well as most men who have written in prose within the tenth century. One great advantage I have over almost all of them, not excepting Dean briefs or Dr. Johnson; I mean a fuperior Education. You may enquire among the Booksellers, and let if they would make it north my while to labour for them.
I write to you, his, as a femleman, in whom I have the greatest confidence; as Dr. I am far will neither be any letter to any one, nor divulge a follow the of what they contain
Ye how will above would like of my be
with; and that you will belove me to be,
January 21, 1902
Dear Sir,
your very fancere
humble for something
Martin Pherlow
To your Mrs. Lowell First letter January 21, 1902
Be fo good as to direct your future letters to me, under cover to the Lord Bishop of Pillala, Cincintat Speet, Dublin. Write a little plainer, for I could have read your letter. Congratulate you carefully on the future of your Hogarth.