LETTER CCCLXXX.
To the Right Honourable Lady Mary H——.
Abergavenny, Dec. 24, 1741.
Honoured Madam,
THIS morning I received your Ladyship’s kind letter; when perused, I laid it before the Lord of all Lords, and prayed for you and yours with all my power. My dear wife and Mr. S—— joined heartily with me, and by this send their most humble respects. We do not despair of waiting upon your Ladyship next Spring: but ere that time, we may be all launched into the world of spirits, where we shall sing glory to him that sitteth upon the throne for ever. Does not your Ladyship long for that happy hour? Methinks I hear you ready to say
I.
How long, great God! how long must I,
Immers’d in this dark prison lie?
When shall I leave this dusky sphere,