THE CORRESPONDENCE him
in
the Edinburgh Review, by I know I was very near going to
not whom.
America by the Great Western, a few days ago, to take care of a sister-in-law bound for Canada, where her husband, my brother, is. I should have paid you a
visit inevitably.
.
.
.
wife greets you and yours, as my children would, were they sufficiently en
My
The doctors have made me dawdle myself away remedially, and per chance irremedially, into a most unprofit
lightened.
Revive me soon with a book of yours, and believe me faithfully and gratefully yours, able eidolon.
JOHN STERLING. IV.
EMERSON TO STERLING. CONCORD,
MY
DEAR
SIR,
y.st
March,
You gave me
1841.
great
content by a letter last summer, which I did not answer, thinking that shortly I should have a book to send you but ;
I
am
very slow, and 35
my
Essays, printed