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LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, LONGMANS, AND ROBERTS.

1858

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CONTENTS

OF.

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

1793 1798.

Autobiography.-Completion of her Life fragmentary.—Margate.-

Typhus Fever.-Anew seeks God. -Character of her Life.-Her

Mother's Letters.-Sacrifices for Health.-Shenstone.-Visits the

Gurneys of Earlham. — Friendship with Catherine Gurney. — Its

effect. — Recollections. — Letters on Christianity.—Mr. Pitchford.

-Visits Mrs. Barbauld. Her Mother's Advice. - Visits Bath.-

More Letters from her Mother

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CHAPTER II.

1799-1801.

Winter in London. - Mrs. Beaver's.-Young Companions there.-

Desultory reflections. — Visits Miss Hamilton at Bath.—Reserve

and Sensitiveness.-Picture of what Mary Anne then was.—

Letter from Miss Hamilton. - English Lakes. - Suffering Health.

Change necessary. - At Bath with her Parents.-Deep unhap-

piness. First acquaintance with the Moravians. — How brought

about.- Miss Tucker.—Mr. Hazard.—A Christian Family.-Its

effects

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CHAPTER III.

1801-1805.

Early Composition.-Beauty and Deformity. - Views on Writing

for the Public.-Prayer. - Literary Work proposed to her.-Her

Mother's estimate of her powers.-Her Advice.-Extracts from

Journal.-Visits her Moravian Friends at Bath.-Extracts from

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Marriage with Mr. Schimmel Penninck. - Hannah More's estimate

of his Family.-Her Mother's Letters to Mr. SchimmelPenninck.

-Points of contrast and points of similarity between the Mother

and the Daughter.-Letter written by her Mother many Years

later

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CHAPTER VI.

1808-1811.

Devotion to God's service. -Conflicts. - Refreshments.-Wesleyan

Methodists. Variety in the Fold of the Good Shepherd on Earth:

Unity in Heaven.-Desire to join the Moravians.-Unable to

receive "the Lot."-Seeks counsel of Mr. West.-Society and

Covenant Members.-Turns to Wesleyan Methodists.-Incomplete

views.-Baptism and the Lord's Supper.-Friendship with Miss

M. H.-Letters to her.-Extracts from Journal.-Absence of

Dates.-Engaged in charitable objects.-The Poor.-Schools.-

Love of teaching.-The recollection of some taught by her.-

Religious Meetings.-Literary labours.-Music.-Deepest grief of

her Life.-Separation from her Family.-Her conduct under it.—

Her Letters on the same.-Testimony of her abiding feelings

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