Faraday to Mary Reid   June 1821

There will be no bustle, no noise, no hurry occasioned even in one day’s proceeding. In externals, that day will pass like all others, for it is in the heart that we expect and look for pleasure1.

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This refers to Faraday’s marriage to Sarah Barnard at St Faith-in-the-Virgin (near St Paul’s Cathedral) on 12 June 1821.

Please cite as “Faraday0135,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 20 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday0135