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Wordsworth, William, Mary and Dora] - Fenwick, Isabella - A collection of manuscript material comprising: 1) Wordsworth, William "The Pine Tree upon Monte Mario", Autograph Manuscript Poem, signed; 15 lines including title, with at foot: "Rydal Mount, St. Peter's day (June 29th), 1843. Transcribed for my beloved friend Isabella Fenwick, Wm. Wordsworth", one sheet, 23 x 19cm., few small creases, light spot or rust-mark at centre fold 2) Dora Quillinan [neé Wordsworth] A.L.S. to Isabella Fenwick "My beloved Miss Fenwick", a poignant letter, written two months before Dora's death in July 1847, "I must with my own hand send you one line of loving "farewell" & express the deep gratitude of my peaceful heart to you for the tender affection you have showered upon me... I know that you will not cease to pray for me & my beloved parents & my broken hearted husband..., 2pp., 24 May 1847 3) Wordsworth, Mary A.L.S. to Isabella Fenwick "Poor Mr W! his heart sinks at the thought of so long an absence were he to visit the continent without coming to see us - & indeed Rome being the long wished for object of his desire.... he adds to this in his last letter: 'Dora get well & go with me & perhaps dear Miss Fenwick may be well enough to be of the party. She, I rejoice to say, is almost well...", referring to Dora's illness, "Our dear little friend Kate Southey left us on Sunday, with the the intention to return to accompany Dora on a short journey - by the Lake - & along sands towards the sea coast..... How glad I should have been my dear Miss F. had it been in Mr Wordsworth's scheme of pleasure to have visited you at your own home.... Dora & her friend Kate, who are both too much addicted to almost a diseased home-clinging agreed that there was no person whom they could with so much pleasure go to visit as dear Miss Fenwick & if I may add, for myself, that I was not slow to be in sympathy with them", 8 pp., on two sheets, June 27th, [1836] 4) Wordsworth, Mary A.L.S. to Isabella Piotrowski (neé Fenwick), 8pp. (2 sheets folded), referring to Isabella Fenwick and Fanny Wordsworth's health, having "my dear sister & her two daughters settled in Grasmere", the Quillinans "in their usual happy way", referring to strangers "the Derwent Coleridges & their sister Edith" 5) Manuscript of Wordsworth's poem dedicated to Isabella Fenwick, in an unknown hand: "The Star which comes at close of Day to shine", headed at the top to the dedicatee "I[sabella] F[enwick].", at foot: "Rydal Mount, Feb. 1840. Bright is the star which comes at even to shine More heavenly bright than when it leads the morn, And such is friendship, whether the forlorn" 19 lines including dedicatory initials, one leaf, 23 x 18cm., slight loss to lower margin, small hole to upper margin not affecting ms. 6) Autograph of Wordsworth's poem , in an unknown hand: [On a Portrait of I[sabella] F[enwick], painted by Margaret Gillies] "We gaze - nor grieve to think that we must die and part But that the precious love this Friend hath sown Within our hearts - the love whose flower hath blown Bright as if Heaven were ever in its eye"... Rydal Mount, New Year's Day, 1840, William Wordsworth dictated to Isabella Fenwick" 16 lines in total, one leaf 7) Southey, Katharine A.L.S. to Isabella Fenwick, thanking her for the pretty dresses [which] "will certainly be favourites with Papa as he likes to see us gaily attired and often tells us that it is a part of our duty to wear bright dresses , referring to Dora, Fenwick's gift of Abbott's "Young Christian" and his "Corner Stone which Papa brought with him", reminiscensing about her stay, referring to Papa "looking Better... & I need not say working hard", "The acceptable addition to his income for which we are all indebted to Mr Taylor & Sir R. Peel's kindness has made him happy in one way, for it enables him to look forward to writing his History of Portugal & other things which he has so long been desirous, tho' unable to do", saying of Bertha and her "