An artist's love story, told in the letters of Sir Thomas Lawrence, Mrs. Siddons, and her daughters (1904)
Knapp, Oswald G. (Oswald Greenwaye), 1859-, Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769-1830, Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831, Siddons, Sarah Martha, 1775-1798, Siddons, Maria, 1779-1798 · London, G. Allen · leaf 164
that art coud neverreach. The case of that Miss Hughes you mentionmust differ widely from our dear Maria s, who hadsuffered a waste and emaciation that no power ofnature could have restored. When I lookd at hercold remains a few hours before she was shut forever from our sight, conceive my… … THE LAST HOURS 137 Tuesday Night. To-morrow morning the last sad ceremony is tobe performd at Clifton Church. In the eveningthe mourning family go to Bath, on their way toTown. I am desired to restore you the enclosed Pledges.Oh! receive them as the sad and solemn occasiondemands, with resignation…
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