WCP1750

Letter (WCP1750.1635)

[1]

Broadstone, Wimborne.

Oct[ob]er 24th. 1904

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt Esq.

My dear Mr. W.S. Blunt1

Many thanks for you very handsome present of Pheasants, which are a very acceptable addition to our somewhat monstrous fare here, as I eat only beef, and game, "for my stomachs sake"2 — as St. Paul said of wine.

I hope whenever you happen to be in this neighborhood you will give us a call, as [2] I should be much pleased to have a little more talk with you, on matters scientific & Revolutionary!

Believe me | Yours very sincerely | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840 — 1922) English poet and political writer
2
The Biblical passage to which Wallace here refers is 1 Tim 5:23, which in full is "Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for they stomach's sake and thine often infirmities".

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1750.1635)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Pearson, Keon [2013-07-19] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-07-19]

Please cite as “WCP1750,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1750