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LETTER 70（第1页）

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LETTER70

CHARLESLAMBTOTHOMASMANNING

[P.M.Nov.3，1800.]

EcquidmeditaturArchimedes?WhatisEucliddoing?WhathashappenedtolearnedTrismegist?—Dothhetakeitinillpart，thathishumblefrienddidnotplywithhiscourteousinvitation?Letitsuffice，Icouldnote—areimpossibilitiesnothing—betheyabstractionsoftheintellectsornot（rather）mostsharpandmortifyingrealities?nutsintheWillsmouthtoohardforhertocrack?brickandstonewallsinherway，whichshecanbynomeanseatthrough?sorelets，impedimentaviarum，nothoroughfares?raceminimiumaltependentes?Isthephraseclassic?IalludetothegrapesinAesop，whichcostthefoxastrain，andgainedtheworldanaphorisObservethesuperscriptionofthisletter.Inadaptingthesizeoftheletters，whichconstituteyournameandMr.Crispsnamerespectively，Ihadaneyetoyourdifferentstations，inlife.Tisreallycurious，andmustbesoothingtoanaristocrat.Iwonderithasneverbeenhitonbeforemytime.Ihavemadeanacquisitionlatterlyofapleasanthand，oneRickman，towhomIwasintroducedbyGeorgeDyer，notthemostflatteringauspicesunderwhichonemancanbeintroducedtoanother.Georgebringsallsortsofpeopletogether，settingupasortofagrarianlaw，ormonproperty，inmatterofsociety;butforoncehehasdonemeagreatpleasure，whilehewasonlypursuingaprinciple，asignesfatuimaylightyouhome.ThisRickmanlivesinourBuildings，immediatelyoppositeourhouse;thefinestfellowtodropinanights，aboutnineortenoclock—coldbread-and-cheesetime—justinthewishingtimeofthenight，whenyouwishforsomebodytoein，withoutadistinctideaofaprobableanybody.Justinthenick，neithertooearlytobetedious，nortoolatetositareasonabletime.Heisamostpleasanthand:afinerattlingfellow，hasgonethroughlifelaughingatsolemnapes;himselfhugelyliterate，oppressivelyfullofinformationinallstuffofconversation，frommatteroffacttoXenophonandPlato—cantalkGreekwithPorson，politicswithThelwall，conjecturewithGeorgeDyer，nonsensewithme，andanythingwithanybody:agreatfarmer，somewhatconcernedinanagriculturalmagazine—readsnopoetrybutShakspeare，veryintimatewithSouthey，butneverreadshispoetry:relishesGeorgeDyer，thoroughlypenetratesintotheridiculouswhereverfound，understandsthefirsttime（agreatdesideratuminmonminds）—youneednevertwicespeaktohim;doesnotwantexplanations，translations，limitations，asProfessorGodwindoeswhenyoumakeanassertion:uptoanything，downtoeverything—whateversapithomineAperfectman.Allthisfarrago，whichmustperplexyoutoread，andhasputmetoalittletroubletoselect，onlyproveshowimpossibleitistodescribeapleasanthand.YoumustseeRickmantoknowhim，forheisaspeciesinone.Anewclass.Anexotic，anyslipofwhichIamproudtoputinmygarden-pot.Theclearest-headedfellow.Fullestofmatterwithleastverbosity.Iftherebeanyalloyinmyfortunetohavemetwithsuchaman，itisthathemonlydivideshistimebetweentownandcountry，havingsomefoolishfamilytiesatChristchurch，bywhichmeanshecanonlygladdenourLondonhemispherewithreturnsoflight.Heisnowgoingforsixweeks.

AtlastIhavewrittentoKemble，toknowtheeventofmyplay，whichwaspresentedlastChristmas.AsIsuspected，cameananswerbackthatthecopywaslost，andcouldnotbefound—nohintthatanybodyhadtothisdayeverlookedintoit—withacourteous（reasonable!）requestofanothercopy（ifIhadonebyme，）andapromiseofadefiniteanswerinaweek.Icouldnotresistsofacileandmoderateademand，soscribbledoutanother，omittingsundrythings，suchasthewitchstory，abouthalfoftheforestscene（whichistooleisurelyforstory），andtransposingthatdamndsoliloquyaboutEnglandgettingdrunk，which，likeitsreciter，stupidlystoodalone，nothingprevenientorantevenient，andclearedawayagooddealbesides;andsentthiscopy，writtenallout（withalterations，&c.，requiringjudgment）inonedayandahalf!Isentitlastnight，andaminweeklyexpectationofthetolling-bellanddeath-warrant.

ThisisallmyLunnonnews.SendmesomefromthebanksofCam，asthepoetsdelighttospeak，especiallyGeorgeDyer，whohasnoothername，noridea，nordefinitionofCambridge:namely，itsbeingamarket-town，sendingmemberstoParliament，neverenteredintohisdefinition:itwasandis，simply，thebanksoftheCamorthefairCam，asOxfordisthebanksoftheIsisorthefairIsis.Yoursinallhumility，mostillustriousTrismegist，

C.LAMB.

（Readon;theresmoreatthebotto）

Youaskmeaboutthe"FarmersBoy"—dontyouthinkthefellowwhowroteit（whoisashoemaker）hasapoormind?DontyoufindheisalwayssillyaboutpoorGiles，andthoseabjectkindofphrases，whichmarkamanthatlooksuptowealth?NoneofBurnsspoet-dignity.Whatdoyouthink?Ihavejustopenedhim;buthemakesmesick.Dyerknowstheshoemaker（adamndstupidhoundinpany）;butGeorgepromisestointroducehimindiscriminatelytoallfriendsandallbinations.

[Mr.CrispwasManningslandlord，abarberinSt.MarysPassage，Cambridge.InoneletteratleastLambspellshisnameCrips—ajokehewasfondof.

"Rickman"wasJohnRickman（1771-1840），alreadyafriendofSoutheys，whomhehadmetatBurton，nearChristchurch，inHampshire，whereRickmansfatherlived.AgraduateofLincolnCollege，Oxford，hewasatthistimesecretarytoCharlesAbbot，afterwardsLordColchester.HehadconductedtheCommercial，Agricultural，andManufacturersMagazine，andhewaspracticallytheoriginatorofthecensusinEngland.Weshallmeetwithhimofteninthecorrespondence.

KemblewasJohnPhilipKemble，thenmanagerofDruryLane.Theplaywas"JohnWoodvil."ForanaccountoftheversionwhichLambsubmitted，seetheNotestoVol.IV.

GeorgeDyerwroteaHistoryofCambridgeUniversity.

GeorgeDaniel，theantiquaryandbookseller，tellsusthatmanyyearslaterhetookBloomfieldtodinewithLambatIslington.]

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