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LETTER379

CHARLESLAMBTOBERNARDBARTON

[P.M.August10，1825.]

WeshallbesoonagainatColebrook.

DearB.B.—Youmustexcusemynotwritingbefore，whenItellyouweareonavisitatEnfield，whereIdonotfeelitnaturaltositdowntoaLetter.Itisatalltimesanexertion.Ihadrathertalkwithyou，andAnnKnight，quietlyatColebrookLodge，overthematterofyourlast.Youmistakemewhenyouexpressmisgivingsaboutmyrelishingaseriesofscripturalpoems.Iwroteconfusedly.WhatImeanttosaywas，thatoneortwoconsolatorypoemsondeathswouldhavehadamorecondensedeffectthanmany.Scriptural—devotionaltopics—admitofinfinitevariety.Sofarfrompoetrytiringmebecausereligious，Icanread，andIsayitseriously，thehomelyoldversionofthePsalmsinourPrayer-booksforanhourortwotogethersometimeswithoutsenseofweariness.

IdidnotexpressmyselfclearlyaboutwhatIthinkafalsetopicinsistedonsofrequentlyinconsolatoryaddressesonthedeathofInfants.IknowsomethinglikeitisinScripture，butIthinkhumanlyspoken.Itisanaturalthought，asweetfallacytotheSurvivors—butstillafallacy.Ifitstandsonthedoctrineofthisbeingaprobationarystate，itisliabletothisdilemma.Omniscience，towhompossibilitymustbeclearasact，mustknowofthechild，whatitwouldhereafterturnout:ifgood，thenthetopicisfalsetosayitissecuredfromfallingintofuturewilfulness，vice，&c.Ifbad，Idonotseehowitsexemptionfromcertainfutureovertactsbybeingsnatchedawayatalltellsinitsfavor.Youstopthearmofamurderer，orarrestthefingerofapickpurse，butisnottheguiltincurredasmuchbytheintentasifneversomuchacted?Whychildrenarehurriedoff，andoldreprobatesofahundredleft，whosetrialhumanlywemaythinkwaspleteatfifty，isamongtheobscuritiesofprovidence.Theverynotionofastateofprobationhasdarknessinit.Theall-knowerhasnoneedofsatisfyinghiseyesbyseeingwhatwewilldo，whenheknowsbeforewhatwewilldo.Methinkswemightbecondemndbeforemission.Inthesethingswegropeandflounder，andifwecanpickupalittlehumanfortthatthechildtakenissnatchdfromvice（nogreatplimenttoit，bythebye），letustakeit.Andastowhereanuntriedchildgoes，whethertojointheassemblyofitselderswhohavebornetheheatoftheday—fire-purifiedmartyrs，andtorment-siftedconfessors—whatknowwe?Wepromiseheavenmethinkstoocheaply，andassignlargerevenuestominors，inpetenttomanagetheEpitaphsrunuponthistopicofconsolation，tilltheveryfrequencyinducesacheapness.TicketsforadmissionintoParadisearesculpturedoutatapennyaletter，twopenceasyllable，&c.Itisallamystery;andthemoreItrytoexpressmymeaning（havingnonethatisclear）themoreIflounder.Finally，writewhatyourownconscience，whichtoyouistheunerringjudge，seemsbest，andbecarelessaboutthewhimsiesofsuchahalf-bakednotionistasIaWearehereinamostpleasantcountry，fullofwalks，andidletoourheartsdesire.TaylorhasdropttheLondon.Itwasindeedadeadweight.IthasgotintheSloughofDespond.Ishuffleoffmypartofthepack，andstandlikeXtianwithlightandmerryshoulders.Ithadgotsilly，indecorous，pert，andeverythingthatisbad.BothourkindremembrancestoMrs.K.andyourself，andstrangers-greetingtoLucy—isitLucyorRuth?—thatgatherswisesayingsinaBook.C.LAMB.

[TheLondonMagazinepassedintothehandsofHenrySoutherninSeptember，1825.LambslastarticleforitwasintheAugustnumber—"ImperfectDramaticIllusion，"reprintedintheLastEssaysofEliaas"StageIllusion."]

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