CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

1793 1798.

Autobiography.-Completion of her Life fragmentary.-Margate.—

Typhus Fever.-Anew seeks God.—Character of her Life.-Her

Mother's Letters.-Sacrifices for Health.-Shenstone.-Visits the

Gurneys of Earlham. - Friendship with Catherine Gurney.—Its

effect. - Recollections. Letters on Christianity.—Mr. Pitchford.

-Visits Mrs. Barbauld. - Her Mother's Advice.-Visits Bath.-

More Letters from her Mother

CHAPTER II.

1799-1801.

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Winter in London. - Mrs. Beaver's. -Young Companions there.—
Desultory reflections. - Visits Miss Hamilton at Bath.-Reserve
and Sensitiveness. - Picture of what Mary Anne then was.—
Letter from Miss Hamilton.- English Lakes. - Suffering Health.

Change necessary. - At Bath with her Parents.-Deep unhap-
piness. First acquaintance with the Moravians.- How brought
about.- Miss Tucker.- Mr. Hazard.—A Christian Family.-Its

CHAPTER III.

1801-1805.

Early Composition.—Beauty and Deformity.—Views on Writing

for the Public.-Prayer. - Literary Work proposed to her.-Her

Mother's estimate of her powers.-Her Advice.-Extracts from

Journal.-Visits her Moravian Friends at Bath.-Extracts from

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Marriage with Mr. SchimmelPenninck. - Hannah More's estimate

of his Family.-Her Mother's Letters to Mr. Schimmel Penninck.

-Points of contrast and points of similarity between the Mother

and the Daughter.-Letter written by her Mother many Years

later

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CHAPTER VI.

1808-1811.

Devotion to God's service. -Conflicts. - Refreshments.-Wesleyan

Methodists. Variety in the Fold of the Good Shepherd on Earth:

Unity in Heaven.-Desire to join the Moravians.-Unable to

receive "the Lot."-Seeks counsel of Mr. West.- Society and

Covenant Members.-Turns to Wesleyan Methodists.-Incomplete

views.-Baptism and the Lord's Supper.-Friendship with Miss

M. H.-Letters to her.-Extracts from Journal.-Absence of

Dates.-Engaged in charitable objects.-The Poor.-Schools.-

Love of teaching. The recollection of some taught by her.-

Religious Meetings.-Literary labours.-Music.-Deepest grief of

her Life.-Separation from her Family.-Her conduct under it.-

Her Letters on the same.-Testimony of her abiding feelings

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CHAPTER VII.

1811-1819.

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Housekeeping. Regulation of her Household. - Testimony con-

cerning it.-Machinery of Life at her Father's House.-Its con-

sequence.-Feminine attainments.-Her Desire to acquire them.-

Pecuniary embarrassments.-Conduct under them.-Self-denial.-

How she gave to others. -Port Royalists.-Lancelot's Tour.

Demolition of Port Royal.-Select Memoirs of the same. -Goes

on the Continent. -Count Gregoire. - Obtains Port Royal Books.

-Her feelings respecting them.-Opinion of Hannah More.-

Beauty and Deformity.-Principles of Beauty.-Slavery.-Tracts.

-Society.-Acquaintance with Mrs. Richard Smith.-Dr. Okely.—

Lady Bedingfeld.-Cardinal and Mrs. Weld.-Illness and Death

of her Mother. Feelings under it. Wears Mourning in

November throughout Life. Study of Hebrew.-Biblical Frag-

ments. Emperor Alexander.-Received into Moravian Church.

-The Lot

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CHAPTER VIII.

1819-1826.

Visits to Falmouth. - Friendship with Mrs. Fox. - Descriptive

Letters.-Visits London. - Bruce Grove.

Hannah Kilham

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Visit to Bury Hill.-

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CHAPTER IX.

1837-1846.

Paralytic Seizure.—Sufferings and consequences. — Henbury Court.
-Dr. Jephson.-Visits to Leamington.-Her Husband's failing
Health. Remove to Harley Place, Clifton.- Her Husband's
Death. His Character.-Life of Seclusion.—Mrs. R. Smith.—
Intercourse with her.-Letters to Mrs. Smith; to Mrs. Lloyd;

CHAPTER X.

Letters: 1847 and 1848.

On the Catholic and Protestant principles.--Symbolism.-Familiar

Correspondence.-On writing Biography.-Individual and Church

Memorials. On Sickness.-To a dying Friend.-Evening Walk

on the Down

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CHAPTER XI.

1840-1848.

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Architecture: Grecian, Gothic, and Symbolic.- Phrenology. –
Dr. Spurzheim.-Temperaments.-Applications made to her..
Letter on Phrenology. - Summary of the Temperaments.-Con-
versation.-Best known in domestic Life.-Love of Animals.-
Dogs.-Morning Walks.-Christian Happiness.-Love of God.-
Dr. and Mrs. Booth.. Industry. Cheerfulness. Reading.—
Evenings.-Freedom from Satire.-Knitting.-Charts.-Drawing
Plans and Maps.-Holy Land

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CHAPTER XII.

1848-1850.

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Walking powers fail.-Keeps a little Carriage. Her Horse and his

private Judgment.-Pain, how borne.-Her Spirit.-Thoughts on

Scripture.-Conversational Remarks.-Sayings in Illness 184

CHAPTER XIII.

1850-1853.

Letter to Mrs. C. Gurney. - Second Letter, on hearing of her

Illness.-Note from Lady Buxton.-Death of Mrs. C. Gurney.-

Goes to Malvern.-Letter to Mrs. Smith. Her last Journey.—

Henbury.- Descriptive Letter thence.-"Voices of the Cross."

-Thoughts on bearing the Cross

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