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Excerpt from Kynwith I was alone and somewhat out of health, Care-stricken too, for I had miss'd the wealth I hoped to gather, so I sought repose In northern Devon, where my fancy chose A quiet spot that seemed to promise all My heart could wish for, which would not recall Old scenes of toil and sorrow, while kind friends Were not too distant, but could make amends For hours of solitude, and sometimes share Small pleasures with me. So I ling...

Excerpt from Elfrida My Dear Lee, Some months ago I published "Kynwith" at your suggestion, and if amusement were all one expected to derive from criticism, I have certainly had no lack of it, but I look in vain for the proximate unity of opinion from which I hoped to obtain valuable hints as to the merit of ray work, and the expediency of further efforts. Looking over the reviews, I find the Athenæum awarding me "considerable power of word...