Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume 1 (of 2)
Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume 1 (of 2)
Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume 1 is a collection of personal correspondence between the American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne and his future wife, Sophia Peabody, written during their courtship in the early 19th century. This volume showcases the emotional depth and wit of Hawthorne as he expresses his affection, longing, and daily life experiences. The letters provide insight into their intimate relationship and the dynamics of love during that era, making it a significant work for understanding Hawthorne's personal life and literary context.
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“Thou are my only reality-- all other people are but shadows to me: all events and actions, in which thou dost not mingle, are but dreams.””
— Nathaniel Hawthorne
“I used to think that I could imagine all passions, all feelings, all states of the heart and mind; but how little did I know what it is to be mingled with another's being! Thou only hast taught me that I have a heart – thou only hast thrown a light deep downward, and upward, into my soul. Thou only hast revealed me to myself; for without thy aid, my best knowledge of myself would have been merely to know my own shadow – to watch it flickering on the wall, and mistake its fantasies for my own real actions. Indeed, we are but shadows – we are not endowed with real life, and all that seems most real about us is but the thinnest substance of a dream – till the heart is touched. That touch creates us – then we begin to be – thereby we are beings of reality, and inheritors of eternity. Now, dearest, dost thou comprehend what thou hast done for me?””
— Nathaniel Hawthorne
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