Letter to Jane Morris, 11 September 1869 Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1 Text courtesy of The British Library Letter to Jane Morris, 11 September 1869 Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1869 September 11 letter Morris, Jane DGR The British Library Add MSS. 52332 ff. 43-47 Commentary
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Besides a text of “Parted Love!” in the letter's postscript, DGR enclosed as well a copy of his “Verses Sent with a Copy of <hi rend="i"> <xref doc="a."> <title>Alice in Wonderland ” , which he wrote for Jenny Morris to accompany the gift of the book.

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What do you think? I have got a Wombat at Chelsea, come the other day, whose portraits (by Dunn) I enclose.

Your affectionate, D. Gabriel R.

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Oh! how the family affections combat Within this heart; and each hour flings a bomb at My burning soul; neither from owl nor from bat Can peace be gained, until I clasp my Wombat! When you have read a good many Of these pages, dear Jenny, I know you will say To your dear sister May:— “If Papa at our age Had had this little book, How much more respectable Now he would look.” And May will say “Ah! Yes indeed, Poor Papa!”