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LETTER324

CHARLESLAMBTOBERNARDBARTON

[Datedatend:2September（1823）.]

DearB.B.—Whatwillyousaytomynotwriting?YoucannotsayIdonotwritenow.Hesseyhasnotusedyourkindsonnet，norhaveIseenit.PraysendmeaCopy.NeitherhaveIheardanymoreofyourFriendsMS.，whichIwillreclaim，wheneveryouplease.WhenyoueLondon-wardyouwillfindmenolongerinCovtGard.IhaveaCottage，inColebrookrow，Islington.Acottage，foritisdetachd;awhitehouse，with6goodrooms;theNewRiver（ratherelderlybythistime）runs（ifamoderatewalkingpacecanbesotermed）closetothefootofthehouse;andbehindisaspaciousgarden，withvines（Iassureyou），pears，strawberries，parsnips，leeks，carrots，cabbages，todelighttheheartofoldAlcinous.Youenterwithoutpassageintoacheerfuldiningroom，allstuddedoverandroughwitholdBooks，andaboveisalightsomeDrawingroom，3windows，fullofchoiceprints.IfeellikeagreatLord，neverhavinghadahousebefore.

TheLondonIfearfallsoff.—Ilingeramongitscreakingrafters，likethelastrat.Itwilltoppledown，iftheydontgetsomeButtresses.Theyhavepullddownthree，W.Hazlitt，Proctor，andtheirbeststay，kindlightheartedWainwright—theirJanus.Thebestis，neitherofourfortunesisconcerndinit.

IheardofyoufromMr.Pulhamthismorning，andthatgaveafilliptomyLaziness，whichhasbeenintolerable.ButIamsotakenupwithpruningandgardening，quiteanewsortofoccupationtome.IhavegatherdmyJargonels，butmyWindsorPearsarebackward.Theformerwereofexquisiteraciness.Idonowsitundermyownvine，andcontemplatethegrowthofvegetablenature.IcannowunderstandinwhatsensetheyspeakofFATHERADAM.Irecognisethepaternity，whileIwatchmytulips.IalmostFELLwithhim，forthefirstdayIturnedadrunkengardner（asheletintheserpent）intomyEden，andhelaidabouthim，loppingoffsomechoiceboughs，&c.，whichhungoverfromaneighborsgarden，andinhisblindzeallaidwasteashade，whichhadshelteredtheirwindowfromthegazeofpassersby.Theoldgentlewoman（furymadehernothandsome）couldscarcelybereconciledbyallmyfinewords.Therewasnobutteringherparsnips.ShetalkdoftheLaw.Whatalapsetomitonthefirstdayofmyhappy"garden-state."

IhopeyoutransmittedtheFox-JournaltoitsOwnerwithsuitablethanks.

Mr.Cary，theDante-man，dineswithmeto-day.HeisamodelofacountryParson，lean（asaCurateoughttobe），modest，sensible，noobtruderofchurchdogmas，quiteadifferentmanfromSouthey，—youwouldlikehi

PrayacceptthisforaLetter，andbelievemewithsincereregards

YoursC.L.

2Sept.

["Yourkindsonnet."Bartonswell-knownsonnettoElia（"edbelow）hadbeenprintedintheLondonMagazinelongbefore—inthepreviousFebruary.Idonotidentifythisoneamonghiswritings.

"IhaveaCottage."Thiscottagestillstands（1912）.WithinitismuchasinLambsday，butoutwardlychanged，foranewhousehasbeenbuiltononesideanditisthusnolongerdetached.TheNewRiverstillrunsbeforeit，butsubterraneously.

BartonwassoattractedbyoneatleastofLambssimilesthat，Ifancy，heborroweditforanaccountofhisgrandfathershouseatTottenhamwhichhewrotesometimelater;forIfindthatgentlemansgardendescribedas"equaltothatofoldAlcinous."

"KindlightheartedWainwright."Lambhascausedmuchsurprisebyusingsuchwordsofonewhowasdestinedtobeealmostthemostcold-bloodedcriminalinEnglishhistory;but，asHartleyColeridgewroteinanotherconnection，itwasLambswaytotakethingsbythebetterhandle，andWainewrightsworstfaultsinthosedaysseemtohavebeenextravaganceandaffectation.LambatanyratelikedhimandWainewrightwasproudtobeonafootingwithEliaandhissister，asweknowfromhiswritings.Wainewrightatthistimewasnotquitetwenty-nine;hehadpaintedseveralpictures，someofwhichwereacceptedbytheacademy，andhehadwrittenanumberofessaysoverseveraldifferentpseudonyms，chiefofwhichwasJanusWeathercock.HelivedinGreatMarlboroughStreetinsomestyleandthereentertainedmanyliterarymen，amongthemLamb.Itwasnotuntil1826thathiscriminalcareerbegan.

"Mr.Pulham"—BrookPulhamoftheIndiaHouse，whomadethecaricatureetchingofElia.

"WhileIwatchmytulips."Lambis，ofcourse，embroideringhere，butwehaveitontheauthorityofGeorgeDaniel，theantiquary，thatwithhisremovaltoColebrookeCottagebegananinterestinhorticulture，particularlyinroses.

"Mr.Cary."TheRev.HenryFrancisCary（1772-1844），thetranslatorofDanteandafterwards，1826，Assistant-KeeperofthePrintedBooksintheBritishMuseuAregularcontributortotheLondonMagazine.]

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