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Somuchforacknowledgedplagiarisms，theconfessionofwhichIknownotwhetherithasmoreofvanityormodestyinit.AstomyblankverseIamsodismallyslowandsterileofideas（Ispeakfrommyheart）thatImuchquestionifitwilleveretoanyissue.Ihavehithertoonlyhammeredoutafewindepen[den]tunconnectedsnatches，notinacapacitytobesent.Iamveryill，andwillresttillIhavereadyourpoems—forwhichIamverythankful.Ihaveonemorefavourtobegofyou，thatyounevermentionMr.Maysaffairinanysort，muchlessthinkofrepaying.Arewenotflocci-nauci-what-dye-call-em-ists?

Wehavejustlearnd，thatmypoorbrotherhashadasadaccident:alargestoneblowndownbyyesterdayshighwindhasbruisedhisleginamostshockingmanner—heisunderthecareofCruikshanks.Coleridge，thereare10，000objectionsagainstmypayingyouavisitatBristol—itcannotbe，else—butinthisworldtisbetternottothinktoomuchofpleasantpossibles，thatwemaynotbeoutofhumourwithpresentinsipids.ShouldanythingbringyoutoLondon，youwillrecollectNo.7，LittleQueenSt.Holborn.

IshallbetooilltocallonWordsworthmyselfbutwilltakecaretotransmithimhispoem，whenIhavereadit.IsawLeGricethedaybeforehisdeparture，andmentionedincidentallyhis"teachingtheyoungideahowtoshoot"—knowinghimandtheprobabilitythereisofpeoplehavingapropensitytopuninhispanyyouwillnotwonderthatwebothstumbledonthesamepunatonce，heeagerlyanticipatingme，—"hewouldteachhimtoshoot!"—PoorLeGrice!ifwitalonecouldentitleamantorespect，&c.Hehaswrittenaverywittylittlepamphletlately，satiricaluponcollegedeclamations;whenIsendWhitesbook，Iwilladdthat.

IamsorrythereshouldbeanydifferencebetweenyouandSouthey."Betweenyoutwothereshouldbepeace，"thoImustsayIhavebornehimnogoodwillsincehespiritedyouawayfromamongus.WhatisbeeofMoschus?Yousportedsomeofhissublimities，Isee，inyourWatchman.Verydecentthings.Somuchfortonightfromyourafflictedheadacheysorethroatey，humbleServantC.Lamb——Tuesdaynight——-.

OfyourWatchmen，theReviewofBurkewasthebestprose.Iaugurdgreatthingsfromthe1stnumber.Thereissomeexquisitepoetryinterspersed.Ihavere-readtheextractfromtheReligiousmusingsandretractwhateverinvidioustherewasinmycensureofitaselaborate.Therearetimeswhenoneisnotinadispositionthoroughlytorelishgoodwriting.Ihavere-readitinamorefavourablemomentandhesitatenottopronounceitsublime.Iftherebeanythinginitapproachstotumidity（whichImeantnottoinferinelaborate:Imeantsimplylabored）itistheGigantichyperbolebywhichyoudescribetheEvilsofexistingsociety.Snakes，Lions，hyenasandbehemoths，iscarryingyourresentmentbeyondbounds.ThepicturesoftheSimoom，offrenzyandruin，ofthewhoreofBabylonandthecryofthefoulspiritsdisheritedofEarthandthestrangebeatitudewhichthegoodmanshallrecogniseinheaven—aswellastheparticularizingofthechildrenofwretchedness—（Ihaveunconsciouslyincludedeverypartofit）formavarietyofuniformexcellence.Ihungerandthirsttoreadthepoemplete.Thatisacapitallineinyour6thno.:"thisdarkfreeze-coated，hoarse，teeth-chatteringMonth"—theyareexactlysuchepithetsasBurnswouldhavestumbledon，whosepoemontheploughdupdaisyyouseemtohavehadinmind.Yourplaintthat[of]yourreaderssomethoughttherewastoomuch，sometoolittle，originalmatterinyourNos.，remindsmeofpoordeadParsonsintheCritic—"toolittleincident!Givemeleavetotellyou，Sir，thereistoomuchincident."Ihadliketohaveforgotthankingyouforthatexquisitelittlemorselthe1stSclavonianSong.Theexpressioninthe2d"morehappytobeunhappyinhell"—isitnotveryquaint?AcceptmythanksinmonwiththoseofallwholovegoodpoetryfortheBraesofYarrow.Icongratulateyouontheenemiesyoumusthavemadebyyoursplendidinvectiveagainstthebarterersin"humanfleshandsinews."Coleridge，youwillrejoicetohearthatCowperisrecoveredfromhislunacy，andisemploydonhistranslationoftheItalian&c.poemsofMilton，foraneditionwhereFuselipresidesasdesigner.Coleridge，toanidlerlikemyselftowriteandreceivelettersarebothverypleasant，butIwishnottobreakinuponyourvaluabletimebyexpectingtohearveryfrequentlyfromyou.Reservethatobligationforyourmomentsoflassitude，whenyouhavenothingelsetodo;foryourloco-restiveandallyouridlepropensitiesofcoursehavegivenwaytothedutiesofprovidingforafamily.Themailiseinbutnoparcel，yetthisisTuesday.Farewellthentilltomorrow，foranichandanookImustleaveforcriticisms.BythewayIhopeyoudonotsendyourownonlycopyofJoanofArc;Iwillinthatcasereturnitimmediately.

Yourparcelise，youhavebeenlavishofyourpresents.

WordsworthspoemIhavehurriedthronotwithoutdelight.PoorLovell!myheartalmostaccusesmeforthelightmannerIspokeofhimabove，notdreamingofhisdeath.Myheartbleedsforyouraccumulatedtroubles，Godsendyouthroemwithpatience.IconjureyoudreamnotthatIwilleverthinkofbeingrepaid!theverywordisgallingtotheears.IhavereadallyourRel.Musingswithuninterruptedfeelingsofprofoundadmiration.Youmaysafelyrestyourfameonit.ThebestremaingthingsarewhatIhavebeforeread，andtheylosenothingbymyrecollectionofyourmannerofrecitingem，forItoobearinmind"thevoice，thelook"ofabsentfriends，andcanoccasionallymimictheirmannerfortheamusementofthosewhohaveseeneYourimpassionedmannerofrecitationIcanrecallatanytimetomineownheart，andtotheearsofthebystanders.IratherwishyouhadleftthemonodyonC.concludingasitdidabruptly.Ithadmoreofunity.—TheconclusionofyourRMusingsIfearwillentitleyoutothereproofofyourBelovedwoman，whowiselywillnotsufferyourfancytorunriot，butbidsyouwalkhumblywithyourGod.Theverylastwords"Iexercisemyyoungnoviciatethotinministeriesofheart-stirringsong，"thonotnownewtome，cannotbeenoughadmired.Tospeakpolitely，theyareawellturndplimenttoPoetry.IhastentoreadJoanofArc，&c.Ihavereadyourlinesatthebegingof2dbook，theyareworthyofMilton，butinmymindyieldtoyourRelMusgs.Ishallreadthewholecarefullyandinsomefuturelettertakethelibertytoparticularizemyopinionsofit.OfwhatisnewtomeamongyourpoemsnexttotheMusings，thatbeginning"MyPensiveSara"gavememostpleasure:thelinesinitIjustalludedtoaremostexquisite—theymademysisterandselfsmile，asconveyingapleasingpictureofMrs.C.chequingyourwildwandrings，whichweweresofondofhearingyouindulgewhenamongus.IthasendearedusmorethananythingtoyourgoodLady;andyourownself-reproofthatfollowsdelightedus.Tisacharmingpoemthroughout.（Youhavewellremarkedthat"charming，admirable，exquisite"arewordsexpressiveoffeelings，morethanconveyingofideas，elseImightpleadverywellwantofroominmypaperasexcuseforgeneralizing.）IwantroomtotellyouhowwearecharmedwithyourversesinthemannerofSpencer，&c.&c.&c.&c.&c.IamgladyouresumetheWatchman—changethename，leaveoutallarticlesofNews，andwhateverthingsarepeculiartoNewsPapers，andconfineyourselftoEthics，verse，criticism，or，ratherdonotconfineyourself.LetyourplanbeasdiffuseastheSpectator，andIllanswerforittheworkprospers.IfIamvainenoughtothinkIcanbeacontributor，relyonmyinclinations.Coleridge，inreadingyourR.MusingsIfeltatransientsuperiorityoveryou:IhaveseenPriestly.Ilovetoseehisnamerepeatedinyourwritings.Iloveandhonorhimalmostprofanely.Youwouldbecharmedwithhissermons，ifyouneverreade—Youhavedoubtlessreadhisbooks，illustrativeofthedoctrineofNecessity.Prefixedtoalateworkofhis，inanswertoPaine，thereisapreface，given[?giving]anaccountoftheManandhisservicestoMen，writtenbyLindsey，hisdearestfriend，—wellworthyourreading.

TuesdayEve.—Forgivemyprolixity，whichisyettoobriefforallIcouldwishtosay.—Godgiveyoufortandallthatareofyourhousehold.—OurlovesandbestgoodwishestoMrs.C.

C.LAMB.

[ThepostmarkofthisletterlookslikeJune1，butitmightbeJune7，Itwasoddtodateit"Tuesdaynight"halfwaythrough，and"Tuesdayeve"attheend.PossiblyLambbeganitonTuesday，May24，andfinisheditonTuesday，May31;possiblyhebeganitonTuesday，May31，andfinisheditandposteditonTuesday，June7.

TheHertfordshiresonnetwasprintedintheMonthlyMagazinefor

December，1797，andnotreprintedbyLamb.

Thesonnetthat"mockdmystepwithmanyalonelyglade"isthatbeginning—

WasitsomesweetdeviceofFa?ry，

whichhadbeenprintedinColeridgesPoems，1796.Thesecond，thirdandfourthofthesonnetsthatarecopiedinthisletterwereprintedinthesecondeditionofColeridgesPoems，1797.AnnaisgenerallysupposedtobeAnnSimmons，referredtointhepreviousnote.

Concerning"Flocci-nauci-what-dye-call-em-ists，"CanonAingerhasthefollowinginterestingnote:"Flocci，nauciisthebeginningofaruleintheoldLatingrammars，containingalistofwordssignifyingofnoaccount，floccusbeingalockofwool，andnaucusatrifle.LambwasrecallingasentenceinoneofShenstonesLetters:—Ilovedhimfornothingsomuchashisflocci-nauci-nihili-pili-ficationofmoney."But"Pantisocratists"was，ofcourse，thewordthatLambwasshadowing.Pantisocracy，however—theneworderofmonlivingandhighthinking，tobeestablishedonthebanksoftheSusquehannabyColeridge，Southey，Favell，Burnettandothers—wasalreadydead.

WilliamCumberlandCruikshank，theanatomist，whoattendedLambsbrother，hadattendedDr.Johnsoninhislastillness.

LeGricespamphletwasAGeneralTheoremforA*******Coll.

Declamation，byGronovius，1796.

SoutheyandColeridgehadbeenonsomewhatstrainedtermsforsometime;possibly，asIhavesaidinthepreviousnote，owingtoSoutheysabandonmentofPantisocraticfervour，whichanticipatedColeridgesbysomemonths.Also，tomarrysistersdoesnotalwaysleadtoserenity.ThespiritingawayofColeridgehadbeeneffectedbySoutheyinJanuary，1795，whenhefoundColeridgeattheAngelinButcherHallStreet（vicetheSalutationinNewgateStreet）andborehimbacktoBristolandtheforlornSaraFricker，andawayfromLamb，journalismandegg-hot.

Moschuswas，aswehaveseen，RobertLovell.No.V.ofTheWatchmancontainedsonnetsbyhi

ThereviewofBurkesLettertoaNobleLordwasinNo.I.ofTheWatchman.—Thepassagefrom"ReligiousMusings，"underthetitle"ThePresentStateofSociety，"wasinNo.II.—extendingfromline260to357.[Theselineswere279-3781sted.;264-3632nded.]ThecapitallineinNo.VI.isinthepoem，"LinesonObservingaBlossomontheFirstofFebruary，1796."—PoordeadParsonswouldbeWilliamParsons（1736-1795），theoriginalSirFretfulPlagiaryinSheridans"Critic."LambpraiseshiminhisessayontheArtificialComedy.—InNo.IX.ofTheWatchmanwereproseparaphrasesofthreeSclavoniansongs，thefirstbeing"SongofaFemaleOrphan，"andthesecond，"SongoftheHaymakers."—JohnLogans"BraesofYarrow"hadbeen"edinNo.III.as"themostexquisiteperformanceinourlanguage."—Theinvectiveagainst"thebarterers"referstothedenunciationoftheslavetradeinNo.IV.ofTheWatchman.

Cowpersrecoverywasonlypartial;andhewasneverrightlyhimselfafter1793.TheeditionofMiltonhadbeenbegunabout1790.Itwasneverfinishedasoriginallyintended;butFuselipletedfortypictures，whichwereexhibitedin1799.AneditionofCowperstranslations，withdesignsbyFlaxman，waspublishedin1808，andofCowperspleteMiltonin1810.

Wordsworthspoemwouldbe"GuiltandSorrow，"ofwhichaportionwasprintedinLyricalBallads，1798，andthewholepublishedin1842.

Coleridges"MonodyonChatterton，"thefirstpoeminhisPoemson

VariousSubjects，1796，hadbeenwrittenoriginallyatChrists

Hospital，1790:itcontinuedtobemuchalteredbeforethefinal

version.

Thetwolinesfrom"ReligiousMusings"arenotthelast，butthebeginningofthelastpassage.

ColeridgecontributedbetweenthreeandfourhundredlinestoBookII.ofSoutheysJoanofArc，asweshallseelater.Thepoembeginning"MyPensiveSara"wasEffusion35，afterwardscalled"The?olianHarp，"andthelinestowhichLambrefersarethese，followinguponColeridgesdescriptionofhowflittingphantasiestraversehisindolentandpassivebrain:—

Butthymoreseriouseyeamildreproof

Darts，ObelovedWoman!norsuchthoughts

Dimandunhallowddostthounotreject，

AndbiddestmewalkhumblywithmyGod.

TheplantoresumeTheWatchmandidnotetoanything.

JosephPriestley（1733-1804），thetheologian，atthistimetheobjectofLambsadoration，wasoneofthefathersofUnitarianism，acreedinwhichLambhadbeenbroughtupundertheinfluenceofhisAuntHetty.Coleridge，asasupporterofoneofPriestleysallies，WilliamFrendofCambridge，andasaconvincedUnitarian，wasalsoanadmirerofPriestley，concerningwhomandtheBirminghamriotsof1791isafinepassagein"ReligiousMusings，"whileoneofthesonnetsofthe1796volumewasaddressedtohim:circumstanceswhichLambhadinmindwhenmentioninghiminthisletter.LambhadprobablyseenPriestleyattheGravelPitChapel，Hackney，wherehebecamemorningpreacherinDecember，1791，remainingthereuntilMarch，1794.ThenceforwardhelivedinAmerica.HisInstitutesofNaturalandRevealedReligionappearedbetween1772and1774.TheotherworkreferredtoisLetterstothePhilosophersandPoliticiansofFrance，newlyeditedbyTheophilusLindsey，theUnitarian，asAnAnswertoMr.Paines"AgeofReason，"1795.]

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