Autograph fragment of a letter : [London], to Richard Hengist Horne, Friday 1843 December 22.

Expressing her impatience at knowing from him what her next essay assignment will be but telling him that she is very involved in "...getting another volume into print, - with one or two long poems struggling for completion at my hands, in order to a subsequent falling upon the printer's...But if there sh'd be nothing likely to take much time, in the work you meditate for me, I shall very happy, at present, & always, to be of use to you by doing or trying to do it, - ...And you will tell me what the new subject is - ? Not that I am impatient. Oh no;" commenting on the talents of various poets including John Sterling, Bartholomew Simmons and Lord Chandos Leigh "...who have education & natural ability enough to be anything in the world e̲x̲c̲e̲p̲t̲ poets - & who choose to be poets 'in spite of nature & their stars,' to say nothing of Gods men & columns. Moreover all these men, by a curious consistency, take up & use the Gallic-Drydeny corruption of versification - so at least the passing glances I have had of their proceedings lead me to suppose. Now you will judge for yourself, Mr. Horne; & I shall not be uneasy lest you sh'd fall into prejudices in consequence of my hasty impressions;" ending this fragment with the sentence "Dear Mr. Horne, I hope you will..."