Letter to James Clark: 25 May 1807
Mr
James Clark M[usician] [obscured] [Alo]ng with Capt.
Campbell [obscured] Or
Elsw[here] Paisley 25th May 1807 Dear
Sir. I am truly sorry that owing to some misunderstanding
between us, you past my door without calling on me last time you were in town —
I heard that you were in Paisley and was happy, as I had been contriving [#] after
what your told me of Archd Gray &c — however,
it is needless to say a great deal about
a little matter – I have no doubt but if you had called on me, an explaination
of course would have taken place and all our little differences would have been
set to rights — I wish you to write me on receipt of this and let me know when
you think you have any chance of being in this place as I wish much to see you
— I am conscious that nothing mean or sordid has influenced any one [of]
[damage damage damage] in the Publi[cation of] my Book and cannot brook the
idea of being reckon’d so narrow that I would not part with one volume to a
friend for the sake of friendship. Mr Smith is well. he has
just shewn me a very pretty little song sent him by an anonymous hand from
Glasgow wishing him to set Music to it – I will write you it. The Te[a]r. ――― My
Mary dear, that parting tear, Which softly dims thy tell-tale e’e Betrays
a heart that feels the smart Of
love’s enchanting misery; But
dinna fear, that parting tear, A
gem of purest ray shall prove That
gem will [b]ear, I’ll keep it here, To
mind me o’ thy faithfu’ love. [#]1 I
think it would be better if the A[uthor added] |
another stanza of equal merit —―-- I am very happy to inform you [edge] | seems to please the public as my
[edge] | hopes led me to expect. I
know it has [edge] | far as I hear
they are look’d on with [edge] | of
them I have reserv’d for you – if [edge]
| me some plan of conveyance I will ha[edge]
| to you immediately — The Party of [edge]
| Glasgow Theatre at present, appear [edge]
| satisfaction — Some Peice, named “The [edge]
| has brought crowded [sp]ouses for a [edge]
| I see by a letter (a complaining one) [edge]
| Glasgow Paper last week that Mr B [edge] | have the management of that stage [edge] | the year 1808 — the writer though[t] [edge] | might as well have stood candidate [edge] | I
have little more to say a [at present.] | I wish you to write on receip[t] [edge] | please me [h]ighly by writing
any [edge] | way that may present
itself [edge] | perigrinations about Invera[edge] | Dear
Sir, Belie[ve me yours] [signature missing] Emendations: Musician
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say a[àààààààà] highly • [à]ighly Believe
me yours • Belie[àààààààààààààààà] Copy
Text: MS Robertson 1/7 Previous
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across all the way down the page. It is also torn in half horizontally, and the
bottom right corner of the remaining section is also missing. To help the
reader reconstruct the text as best as possible, the edge of the page is
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