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Catharine Talbot

The Works of the Late Miss Catharine Talbot, an Editorial Volume Associated with Elizabeth Carter Editorial unit 11

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From this omission then, if it really was an omission and not unavoidable, it has happened that the Essays and other prose pieces, as well as the Poems, do not follow each other in any chronological order, or regular arrangement. They appear to be exactly as Mrs. Carter took them out of what is frequently spoken of by both ladies in their Letters, under the namr L. the Green-hook ; a kind of cormnon-piace-book, in which Miss Talbot seems to have written both prose and verse, finished and unfinished, sketches and fragments; just as her health, spirits, and occupations permitted. For all Mrs. Carter's influence could never prevail upon her friend either to arrange her papers properly, or to publish them herself; though it was what she earnestly desired, and had even succeeded so far as to obtain a promise* from her that she would endeavour to do But however sincerely Miss Talbot designed to perform that promise when she made it, ill health, and weakness of spirits its usual atten dant, formed an insuperable bar to its comple tion. And when she grew better, the exercise necessary for her recovery, and the various engagements which her situation in life made in

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Cette omission, si c’en fut réellement une et si elle n’était pas inévitable, a donc eu pour conséquence que les Essais et les autres morceaux de prose, aussi bien que les Poèmes, ne se succèdent selon aucun ordre chronologique ni aucun arrangement régulier. Ils semblent se présenter exactement comme Mme Carter les tira de ce que les deux dames nomment fréquemment dans leurs Lettres le Livre vert, sorte de recueil de lieux communs où Mlle Talbot paraît avoir écrit prose et vers, textes achevés et inachevés, esquisses et fragments, selon ce que lui permettaient sa santé, ses dispositions et ses occupations. Car toute l’influence de Mme Carter ne put jamais décider son amie à mettre convenablement ses papiers en ordre ni à les publier elle-même, bien qu’elle le désirât ardemment et eût même réussi à lui arracher la promesse* qu’elle s’efforcerait de le faire. Mais, si sincèrement que Mlle Talbot eût projeté d’accomplir cette promesse au moment où elle la fit, sa mauvaise santé et l’abattement qui l’accompagnait ordinairement opposèrent à son exécution un obstacle insurmontable. Et lorsqu’elle allait mieux, l’exercice nécessaire à son rétablissement et les divers engagements que sa position sociale rendait

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