GE to Martha Jackson, Griff, [August? 1840]
Title
GE to Martha Jackson, Griff, [August? 1840]
Title
GE to Martha Jackson, Griff, [August? 1840]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Martha Jackson
Date(s)
- 1840-08
Place
GRIFF
Letter Content
GE to Martha Jackson, Griff, [August? 1840]
Text: Poet-Lore, 6 (January 1894), 3.
Griff, | 1840.
My dear Ivy,
Our proposed meetings and adjournments threaten to be as interminable as those on Tithe Commutation, but I cannot regret for your sake that my pleasure is deferred, unless it be from the fear that the sight of a triad of beautiful places, with the excitement of much company may put you in danger of the Tic douloureux, not in the face, but lower down, when you are reduced to simple Griff and its rustic mistress for your amusement. However, I will hope that, after so many spices, a draught of water may be taken with a gust, and I shall expect and receive you with all joy. . . .
Your own affectionate
Clematis.
Text: Poet-Lore, 6 (January 1894), 3.
Griff, | 1840.
My dear Ivy,
Our proposed meetings and adjournments threaten to be as interminable as those on Tithe Commutation, but I cannot regret for your sake that my pleasure is deferred, unless it be from the fear that the sight of a triad of beautiful places, with the excitement of much company may put you in danger of the Tic douloureux, not in the face, but lower down, when you are reduced to simple Griff and its rustic mistress for your amusement. However, I will hope that, after so many spices, a draught of water may be taken with a gust, and I shall expect and receive you with all joy. . . .
Your own affectionate
Clematis.
Signature
Clematis.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Martha Jackson, Griff, [August? 1840], Complete George Eliot Letters(2026), George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/92931