Monday 1 February 2010
Letter #2, To Cassandra, from Steventon, “Edward is gone to spend the day with his friend, John Lyford, & does not return till to-morrow.” – Jane Austen, 14 January 1796
Edward would have been the Revd Edward Cooper who was visiting during the writing of this letter. He has been discussed previously in this letter and also in letter #1.
John Lyford; He was in fact Revd John Lyford (1769 to 12 June 1799); the curate of Basing and Nately 1793. He married Jane Lodge 19 April 1799, died suddenly and was buried at Basingstoke. He was married just under two months. That is very sad.
An interesting note about his family is that his brother, Charles Lyford (1743-1805), was a surgeon in Winchester and his son, Giles-King Lyford (1764-1837), was Surgeon-in-Ordinary at the County Hospital, Winchester, and attended Jane Austen during her last illness.
"Life is Short... Break the Rules, Forgive Quickly, Kiss Slowly, Love Truly, Laugh Uncontrollably, And Never Regret Anything that Made You Smile! Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain
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