The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, Vol. 1 of 3

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Excerpt from The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, Vol. 1 of 3: With Interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen CharlotteIt might naturally be supposed, after an existence of sixty-one years, in the early part of which she had undergone such severe trials, that if Mrs. Delany's life was preserved, her career must be at an end! But it will be found that, although long saddened and depressed, her wonderful powers of re-action were not destroyed, and that the character which had been exemplary in adversity, and engaging, beneficent, yet uncorrupted in prosperity, only became more strengthened and refined by sorrow! That patient resignation was succeeded by persevering exertion, which was followed by the gradual restoration of her powers of enjoyment, although more than ever bestowed by the re¿ection from others of the advantages or pleasures conferred by herself. By degrees Mrs. Delany added to her correspondents, she often wrote to Lord Guilford and to Lady Andover, between whom and herself a lasting friendship was maintained, but her natural elasticity of Spirit did not recover its former level for many years after Mrs. Dewes's death, and the advancing age and increasing infirmities of the Dean were in themselves a sufiicient reason for care, without other causes of anxiety which will be apparent in the letters of the next seven years.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.