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Harmony-Grove.
The tear of regret for your departure is
scarcely dried from the cheek of your Maria;
and the pleasing remembrance of the happiness
I have enjoyed in your society is accompanied
with a sigh, whenever I reflect that it exists
no more.
My mamma has often observed, that those
friendships which are formed in youth, provided
they be well founded, are the most sincere, lively,
and durable. I am sure that the ardency of mine
can never abate; my affectionate regards for you
can never decay.
We have another class of boarders; but you
and your amiable companions had so entirely engrossed
my confidence and esteem, that I shall
find it difficult to transfer them, in any degree,
to others. The sensations of Anna are very
different, though she is capable of the most
refined friendship. The natural vivacity, and, as
I tell her, the volatility of her disposition, renders
a variety of associates pleasing to her.
In order to recal your ideas to the exercises
of Harmony-Grove, I enclose the sallies of my
pen for this morning, fully assured of your candour
and generosity in the perusal.
Pray omit no opportunity of writing, and favour
me with your observations on the polite
world. I shall receive every line as a pledge of
your continued love to your
| The boarding school, or, Lessons of a preceptress to her pupils ; consisting of information, instruction, and advice, calculated to improve the manners, and form the character of young ladies ; to which is added, a collection of letters, written by the pupils, to their instructor, their friends, and each other | |