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heart shall be dedicated to you only ; 
greatly, too, do I desire that my body 
also could from this moment. God, 
were it his pleasure, could effect the 
wish; and I supplicate him, once a- 
day, todo so: I hope my prayer will 
at length be heard, and beg the period 
may not be distant ; but I must deem 
it long till we meet. Written by the 
hand of the secretary, who in Shears 
body, and desire,-is, 
LETTER VIII. 
Although it belong not a gentleman 
to receive his love in a servant’s'sta- 
tion, yet, ever in the pursuit of your 
wishes, I willingly indulge ye in this 
respect, provided you find the place 
you have chosen less unpleasing than 
the one I assigned. With my thanks 
‘that it is your pleasure still to retain 
remembrance of me, Re 
LETTER X- 
Although it has not pleased my 
mistress to remember the promise she 
made me, when [ was lately with her, 
which was to receive of me,. and, in 
return for my last letter, to give kind 
news of herself; still, as it seems to 
me to be the part of a true servant,— 
particularly as otherwise he may 
chance to get none,—to send and en- 
quire the health of his niistress: I beg 
to acquit myself of the office of such 
true servant, and send ye this letter, 
besceching ye to advertise me of your 
prosperity, which I pray may continue 
as long as I would have my own. To 
induce oftener a thought of me, I 
send ye by the bearer a buck killed 
by these hands late yestereven. Think, 
—'tis my hope,—when you eat it, of 
the hunter. In want of room, I end 
my letter; written by thé hand of the 
servant who often ‘wishes ye in yout 
brother’s stead. 
LETTER Xt: 
So long has the coming time seemed 
to me delayed, that I rejoice at its 
approach as much as if it were arrived; 
but its accomplishment can never, 
even slowly, take place, while two 
persons are separate; than their meet- 
ing, no earthly consideration-is more 
desired by me; for what rejoicing in 
this world canbe so great as in the 
society of her who is my dearest love. 
4 believe you think as fondly of your 
choice, and the thought gives me great 
pleasure: judge, then, what I shall be. 
Your absence has given greater pains 
to my heart than angel or scripture 
can express; and nothing but your 
presence can supply a remedy for 
them, I beg of ye to tell your father 
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from me, that I make it a prayer with 
him to advance the appointed time by 
two days; so that he may be at court 
before the old term, or, at least, on the 
day fixed; otherwise I shall think 
either that the lover’s round will 
not take place at all; or, at least, not 
according tomy expectations. Hoping 
soon to tell ye with my lips the many 
other pangs I have borne while away 
from ye, I conclude in lack of time. 
Written by the hand of the secretary 
who at this moment wishes himself in 
secret with ye, and who is, and ever 
will be, your loyal and most assured 
servant, he 
LETTER XII. 
News came suddenly to me in the 
night,—the most distressing that could 
arrive. For three causes touching it 
must I lament: the first is, to learn the 
sickness of my mistress, whom I love 
more than all the world, and whose 
health I desire as much as my own; 
willingly would I bear half what you 
suffer, to make ye well. The second 
is, the fear I have to be still longer 
oppressed by this painful absence, 
which hitherto has given me all pos- 
sible trouble to judge and settle what 
best I should do: I pray God to rid 
me of this so importunate rebel. My 
third is, that the doctor on whom IL 
most rely is absent at this hour, when 
he could do me greatest pleasure; for 
through him and his help I might hope 
to obtain one of my principal joys in 
this world,—that is to say, my mis- 
tress’s health. Nevertheless, in default 
of him, I send ye my second doctor, 
praying God in all, that he may soon 
restore ye to health, when I shall love 
him more than I love now. Beseech- 
ing ye to be advised by him in the 
matter of your illness, I hope he wilt 
soon enable me to see ye again; which 
will be more cordial to me than allthe 
precious stones of the world. Written 
by the secretary who is, and ever will 
be, your loyal and most assured ser- 
vant, OS Oe 
——— 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
NE of your correspondents, H. R. 
in your last publication, after 
regretting the universal application of 
the power of steam to every species 
of machinery, and stating that, in 
consequence, female labour in many 
trades is absolutely dispensed with, 
very gallantly proposes that the fair 
sex should be employed in the manu- 
facture of “* Turkey carpets,” an arti- 
ele, 
