[Footnote 64:  “La F * * ti avra detta, colla sua solita sublimita, che l’Amor ha vinto.  Io non ho potuto trovare forza di anima per lasciare il paese dove tu sei, senza vederti almeno un’ altra volta:—­forse dipendera da te se mai ti lascio piu.  Per il resto parleremo.  Tu dovresti adesso sapere cosa sara piu convenevole al tuo ben essere la mia presenza o la mia lontananza.  Io sono cittadino del mondo—­tutti i paesi sono eguali per me.  Tu sei stata sempre (dopo che ci siamo conosciuti) l’unico oggetto di miei pensieri.  Credeva che il miglior partito per la pace tua e la pace di tua famiglia fosse il mio partire, e andare ben lontano; poiche stare vicino e non avvicinarti sarebbe per me impossible.  Ma tu hai deciso che io debbo ritornare a Ravenna—­tornaro—­e faro—­e saro cio die tu vuoi.  Non posso dirti di piu.”]

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LETTER 349.  TO MR. HOPPNER.

     “My dear Hoppner,

“Partings are but bitter work at best, so that I shall not venture on a second with you.  Pray make my respects to Mrs. Hoppner, and assure her of my unalterable reverence for the singular goodness of her disposition, which is not without its reward even in this world—­for those who are no great believers in human virtues would discover enough in her to give them a better opinion of their fellow-creatures and—­what is still more difficult—­of themselves, as being of the same species, however inferior in approaching its nobler models.  Make, too, what excuses you can for my omission of the ceremony of leave-taking.  If we all meet again, I will make my humblest apology; if not, recollect that I wished you all well; and, if you can, forget that I have given you a great deal of trouble.

     “Yours,” &c. &c.

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LETTER 350.  TO MR. MURRAY.

     “Venice, December 10. 1819.

“Since I last wrote, I have changed my mind, and shall not come to England.  The more I contemplate, the more I dislike the place and the prospect.  You may, therefore, address to me as usual here, though I mean to go to another city.  I have finished the third Canto of Don Juan, but the things I have read and heard discourage all further publication—­at least for the present.  You may try the copy question, but you’ll lose it:  the cry is up, and cant is up.  I should have no objection to return the price of the copyright, and have written to Mr. Kinnaird by this post on the subject.  Talk with him.

“I have not the patience, nor do I feel interest enough in the question, to contend with the fellows in their own slang; but I perceive Mr. Blackwood’s Magazine and one or two others of your missives have been hyperbolical in their praise, and diabolical in their abuse.