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LETTER 25（第3页）

Jesus，thesonofHeavenshighKing

Boughtwithhisbloodthemarriagering.

"Awretchedsinfulcreature，I

Deemdlightlyofthatsacredtye，

GavetoatreacherousWORLDmyheart，

Andplaydthefoolishwantonspart.

"SoontothesemurkyshadesIcame

TohidefromtheSunslightmyshame—

AndstillIhauntthiswoodydell，

Andbathemeinthathealingwell，

Whosewatersclearhaveinfluence

Fromsinsfoulstainsthesoultocleanse;

AndnightanddayIthemaugment

Withtears，likeatruePenitent，

Until，dueexpiationmade，

Andfitatonementfullypaid，

TheLordandBridegroommepresent

Whereinsweetstrainsofhighconsent，

Godsthronebefore，theSeraphim

Shallchaunttheextaticmarriagehymn."

"NowChristrestoretheesoon"—Isaid，Andthenceforthallmydreamwasfled.

Theaboveyouwillpleasetoprintimmediatelybeforetheblankversefragments.Tellmeifyoulikeit.Ifearthelatterhalfisunequaltotheformer，inpartsofwhichIthinkyouwilldiscoveradelicacyofpencillingnotquiteun-Spenser-like.Thelatterhalfaimsatthemeasure，buthasfailedtoattainthepoetry，ofMiltoninhis"Comus"andFletcherinthatexquisitethingyclepedthe"FaithfulShepherdess，"wheretheybothuseeight-syllablelines.Butthislatterhalfwasfinishedingreathaste，andasatask，notfromthatimpulsewhichaffectsthenameofinspiration.

Bytheway，IhavelituponFairfaxs"GodfreyofBullen"forhalf-a-crown.Rejoicewithme.

PoordearLloyd!Ihadaletterfromhimyesterday;hisstateofmindistrulyalarming.Hehas，byhisownconfession，keptaletterofmineunopenedthreeweeks，afraid，hesays，toopenit，lestIshouldspeakupbraidinglytohim;andyetthisveryletterofminewasinanswertoone，whereinheinformedmethatanalarmingillnesshadalonepreventedhimfromwriting.Youwillpraywithme，Iknow，forhisrecovery;forsurely，Coleridge，anexquisitenessoffeelinglikethismustborderonderangement.ButIlovehimmoreandmore，andwillnotgiveupthehopeofhisspeedyrecovery，ashetellsmeheisunderDr.Darwinsregimen.

Godblessusall，andshieldusfrominsanity，whichis"thesorestmaladyofall."

Mykindlovetoyourwifeandchild.

C.LAMB.

Praywrite，now.

[IhaveplacedthepoemattheheadfromthetextofColeridgesPoems，1797;buttheversionoftheletterverylikelydiffered（seenextletterforatleastonealteration）.

FairfaxsGodfreyofBullenwashistranslationofTasso，whichismentionedabove.

Lloyd，whowasundergoingoneofthoseattacksofacutemelancholiatowhichhewassubjectallhislife，hadbeensenttoLichfieldwhereErasmusDarwinhadestablishedasanatoriu

"Thesorestmaladyofall."FromLambslinestoCowper.]

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