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LETTER34

CHARLESLAMBTOROBERTSOUTHEY

Saturday，July28th，1798.

IamashamedthatIhavenotthankedyoubeforethisforthe"JoanofArc，"butIdidnotknowyouraddress，anditdidnotoccurtometowritethroughCottle.Thepoemdelightedme，andthenotesamusedme，butmethinkssheofNeufchatel，intheprint，holdsherswordtoo"likeadancer."IsentyournoticetoPhillips，particularlyrequestinganimmediateinsertion，butIsupposeitcametoolate.Iamsometimescurioustoknowwhatprogressyoumakeinthatsame"Calendar:"whetheryouinsertthenineworthiesandWhittington?whatyoudoorhowyoucanmanagewhentwoSaintsmeetandquarrelforprecedency?Martlemas，andCandlemas，andChristmas，aregloriousthemesforawriterlikeyou，antiquity-bitten，smitwiththeloveofboarsheadsandrosemary;buthowyoucanennoblethe1stofAprilIknownot.BythewayIhadathingtosay，butacertainfalsemodestyhashithertopreventedme:perhapsIcanbestmunicatemywishbyahint，—mybirthdayisonthe10thofFebruary，NewStyle;butifitinterfereswithanyremarkableevent，whyratherthanmycountryshouldloseherfame，IcarenotifIputmynativitybackelevendays.Finefamilypatronageforyour"Calendar，"ifthatoldladyofprolificmemorywereliving，wholies（orlyes）insomechurchinLondon（saintsforgiveme，butIhaveforgotwhatchurch），attestingthatenormouslegendofasmanychildrenasdaysintheyear.Imarvelherimpudencedidnotgraspataleap-year.Threehundredandsixty-fivededications，andallinafamily—youmightspitinspiritontheonenessofMaecenaspatronage!

SamuelTaylorColeridge，totheeternalregretofhisnativeDevonshire，emigratestoWestphalia—"PoorLamb（thesewerehislastwords），ifhewantsanyknowledge，hemayapplytome，"—inordinarycases，Ithankedhim，Ihavean"Encyclopaedia"athand，butonsuchanoccasionasgoingovertoaGermanuniversity，Icouldnotrefrainfromsendinghimthefollowingpropositions，tobebyhimdefendedoroppugned（orboth）atLeipsicorGottingen.

THESESQUAEDAMTHEOLOGICAE

I

"WhetherGodlovesalyingangelbetterthanatrueman?"

II

"WhetherthearchangelUrielcouldknowinglyaffirmanuntruth，andwhether，ifhecould，hewould?"

III

"Whetherhonestybeanangelicvirtue，ornotratherbelongingtothatclassofqualitieswhichtheschoolmentermvirtutesminussplendid?ethominisetterr?nimisparticipes?"

IV

"Whethertheseraphimardentesdonotmanifesttheirgoodnessbythewayofvisionandtheory?andwhetherpracticebenotasub-celestial，andmerelyhumanvirtue?"

V

"Whetherthehigherorderofseraphimilluminatieversneer?"

VI

"Whetherpureintelligencescanlove，orwhethertheyloveanythingbesidespureintellect?"

VII

"Whetherthebeatificvisionbeanythingmoreorlessthanaperpetualrepresentmenttoeachindividualangelofhisownpresentattainments，andfuturecapabilities，somethinginthemannerofmortallooking-glasses?"

VIII

"Whetheranimmortalandamenablesoulmaynotetobedamnedatlast，andthemanneversuspectitbeforehand?"

SamuelTaylorC.hadnotdeignedananswer;wasitimpertinentofmetoavailmyselfofthatofferedsourceofknowledge?LloydisreturnedtotownfromIpswichwherehehasbeenwithhisbrother.HehasbroughthomethreeactsofaPlaywhichIhavenotyetread.ThesceneforthemostpartlaidinaBrothel.Otempora，Omores!butasfriendColeridgesaidwhenhewastalkingbawdytoMiss——"tothepureallthingsarepure."

Wishing"Madoc"maybebornintotheworldwithassplendidpromiseasthesecondbirthorpurificationoftheMaidofNeufchatel，—Iremainyourssincerely，

C.LAMB.

IhopeEdithisbetter;mykindestremembrancestoher.Youhaveagooddealoftriflingtoforgiveinthisletter.

[ThisisLambsfirstlettertoSoutheythathasbeenpreserved.Probablyotherscamebeforeit.SoutheynowbeesLambschiefcorrespondentforsomemonths.InCanonAingerstranscripttheletterendswith"LoveandremembrancestoCottle."

SoutheysJoanofArc，secondedition，hadbeenpublishedbyCottlein1798.Ithasnofrontispiece:theprintofJoanofArcmusthaveeseparately.

PhillipswasSirRichardPhillips（1767-1840），editoroftheMonthly

MagazineandthepublishersatirisedinSorrowsLavengro.

TheCalendarultimatelybecametheAnnualAnthology.Southeyhadatfirstanideaofmakingitapoeticalcalendaroralmanac.

"Thatoldladyofprolificmemory."Lambisthinking，Iimagine，ofthestoryinHowellsFamiliarLetters（alsoinEvelynsDiary）ofthe"WonderofNature"neartheHague."ThatWonderofNatureisaChurch-monument，whereanEarlandaLadyareengravenwith365Childrenaboutthem，whichwerealldeliverdatoneBirth."ThestorytellsthatabeggarwomanwithtwinsaskedalmsoftheCountess，whodenyingthatitwaspossiblefortwochildrentobebornatonceandvilifyingthebeggar，thatwomancursedherandcalleduponGodtoshowHisjudgmentuponherbycausinghertobear"atonebirthasmanyChildrenastherearedaysintheyear，whichshedidbeforethesameyearsend，havingneverbornChildbefore."Howellseemstohavebeenconvincedoftheauthenticityofthestorybythespectacleofthechristeningbasinusedbythefamily.Thebeggar，whospokeonthethirddayoftheyear，meantasmanydaysashadbeeninthatyear—three.

EdithwasSoutheyswife.]

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