'To Mrs Horne'

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From a letter to Mrs Horne (20 October 1856).

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Dickens, Charles

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'Mrs. Horne.' The Letters of Charles Dickens. Edited by his Sister-in-Law and his Eldest Daughter. Volume 1 (1833-1856), p. 456-457. Chapman and Hall, 1880.

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Dickens, Charles. 'To Mrs Horne' (20 October 1856). Dickens Search. Eds. Emily Bell and Lydia Craig. Accessed [date]. https://dickenssearch.com/verse/1856-10-20_Letter_To_Mrs_Horne_Poem.

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My heart disowns
Ophelia Jones;

only I think it was a more sounding name,

Are these the tones, –
Volumnia Jones?

No. Again it seems doubtful.

God bless her bones,
Petronia Jones!

I think not.

Carve I on stones
Olympia Jones?

Can that be the name? Fond memory favours it more than any other. My love to her.

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Dickens, Charles, “'To Mrs Horne',” Dickens Search, accessed May 1, 2024, https://dickenssearch.com/verse/1856-10-20_Letter_To_Mrs_Horne_Poem.

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