Mrs Yonge informs Mr Sedgwick that the Hymn ‘Think of the Mercy’ - was written by a young lady who died at fourteen, many years ago, she was the youngest daughter of the Dean of Winchester. The other hymn ‘And is the day of mercy set’ was taken from a book ‘by a Layman’. The book having been a borrowed book the publisher’s name cannot be referred to

Dear Sir Do you know what it is to make the worst blunders in that which one knows so well as hardly to think real recollection worth while. This is the only way in which I can understand my own blunder about that hymn upon Sennacherib, which is not only home made - by my mother - but I have always heard every Sunday for more than twenty years.

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Sir Mr Keble’s biography or even the title page of the Lyra Innocentium you would have seen that the whole of the poems is by him with one single exception, which is acknowledged.

The Child’s Christian Year is a compilation of many different poems by numerous authors

yours truly C M Yonge

Sir I was obliged to let your letter wait till my return as I could not reply without referring to the book.

‘The Second Temple’ is an anonymous poem in a collection called the Casket made by Joanna Baillie some 50 years ago

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Moses Cardinal Newman - in the Lyra Apostolica

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Seventh Sunday after Trinity- Keble - Lyra Innocentium

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3d Sunday in Advent Mrs Yonge

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Good Friday Come to a desert place Wednesday in holy week Professor Anstice

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22d after Trinity St John the Evangelist Epiphany Whitsunday from [[otherbook:823]Translations of hymns from ... continue reading

Dear Sir I suppose you must have a privately marked copy of the Child’s Christian Year, since it never was published with authors’ names. My mother’s maiden name was Frances Mary Bargus, born Jan 13th 1795 - married to William Crawley Yonge of the 52d regiment died Sept 28th 1868

I think all I care to have published about myself is already in biographical notices

I remain &c C M Yonge

Dear Miss Christie- If I could I would help you to an autograph, but I have long ago given away such of Mr. Keble's as were not too personal and precious, and I do not think I have any left except some scraps of correction on the proofs of hymns in the Child's Christian Year, such as you would hardly care for.

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