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LETTER380

CHARLESLAMBTOROBERTSOUTHEY

August10，1825.

DearSouthey，—Youllknowwhothisletteresfrombyopeningslap-dashuponthetext，asinthegoodoldtimes.Inevercouldeintothecustomofenvelopes;tisamodernfoppery;thePliniancorrespondencegivesnohintofsuch.InsinglenessofsheetandmeaningthenIthankyouforyourlittlebook.Iamashamedtoaddacodicilofthanksforyour"BookoftheChurch."Iscarcefeelpetenttogiveanopinionofthelatter;Ihavenotreadingenoughofthatkindtoventureatit.Icanonlysaythefact，thatIhavereaditwithattentionandinterest.Being，asyouknow，notquiteaChurchman，IfeltajealousyattheChurchtakingtoherselfthewholedesertsofChristianity，CatholicandProtestant，fromDruidextirpationdownwards.IcallallgoodChristianstheChurch，Capillariansandall.ButIamintoolightahumourtotouchthesematters.Mayallourchurchesflourish!Twothingsstaggeredmeinthepoem（andoneofthemstaggeredbothofus）.Icannotawaywithabeautifulseriesofverses，asIprotesttheyare，mencing"Jenner."Tislikeachoicebanquetopenedwithapilloranelectuary—physicstuff.Totheris，wecannotmakeouthowEdithshouldbenomorethantenyearsold.ByrLady，wehadtakenhertobesomesixteenorupwards.Wesupposeyouhaveonlychosentheroundnumberforthemetre.Orpoemanddedicationmaybebotholderthantheypretendto;butthensomehintmighthavebeengiven;for，asitstands，itmayonlyservesomedaytopuzzletheparishreckoning.Butwithoutinquiringfurther（fortisungracioustolookintoaladysyears），thededicationiseminentlypleasingandtender，andwewishEdithMaySoutheyjoyofit.Something，too，struckusasifwehadheardofthedeathofJohnMay.AJohnMaysdeathwasafewyearssinceinthepapers.Wethinkthetaleoneofthequietest，prettiestthingswehaveseen.Youhavebeentemperateintheuseoflocalities，whichgenerallyspoilpoemslaidinexoticregions.Youmostlycannotstirout（insuchthings）forhumming-birdsandfire-flies.AtreeisaMagnolia，&c.—CanIbutlikethetrulyCatholicspirit?"BlameasthoumayestthePapistserringcreed"—whichandotherpassagesbroughtmebacktotheoldAnthologydaysandtheadmonitorylessonto"DearGeorge"onthe"TheVesperBell，"alittlepoemwhichretainsitsfirstholduponmestrangely.

Theplimenttothetranslatressisdaintilyconceived.Nothingischoicerinthatsortofwritingthantobringinsomeremote，impossibleparallel，—asbetweenagreatempressandtheinobtrusivequietsoulwhodiggedhernoiselesswaysoperseveringlythroughthatruggedParaguaymine.HowsheDobrizhoffereditallout，itpuzzlesmyslenderLatinitytoconjecture.WhydoyouseemtosanctionLandersunfeelingallegorisingawayofhonestQuixote!HemayaswellsayStrapismeanttosymbolisetheScottishnationbeforetheUnion，andRandomsincethatactofdubiousissue;orthatPartridgemeanstheMysticalMan，andLadyBellastontypifiestheWomanuponManyWaters.Gebir，indeed，maymeanthestateofthehopmarketslastmonth，foranythingIknowtothecontrary.ThatallSpainoverflowedwithromancicalbooks（asMadgeNewcastlecallsthem）wasnoreasonthatCervantesshouldnotsmileatthematterofthem;norevenareasonthat，inanothermood，hemightnotmultiplythem，deeplyashewastincturedwiththeessenceoftheQuixoteisthefatherofgentleridicule，andatthesametimetheverydepositoryandtreasuryofchivalryandhighestnotions.Marry，whensomebodypersuadedCervantesthathemeantonlyfun，andputhimuponwritingthatunfortunateSecondPartwiththeconfederaciesofthatunworthydukeandmostcontemptibleduchess，Cervantessacrificedhisinstincttohisunderstanding.

Wegotyourlittlebookbutlastnight，beingatEnfield，towhichplacewecameaboutamonthsince，andarehavingquietholydays.Marywalkshertwelvemilesadaysomedays，andImytwentyonothers.Tisallholidaywithmenow，youknow.Thechangeworksadmirably.

Forliterarynews，inmypoorway，Ihaveaone-actfarcegoingtobeactedattheHaymarket;butwhen?isthequestion.Tisanextravaganza，andlikeenoughtofollow"Mr.H.""TheLondonMagazine"hasshifteditspublishersoncemore，andIshallshiftmyselfoutofit.Itisfallen.Myambitionisnotatpresenthigherthantowritenonsensefortheplayhouses，toekeoutasomewhatcontractedine.Tempuserat.Therewasatime，mydearCornwallis，whentheMuse，&c.ButIamnowinMacFlecknospredicament，—

"Promisedaplay，anddwindledtoafarce."

Coleridgeisbetter（was，atleast，afewweekssince）thanhehasbeenforyears.HisacplishinghisbookatlasthasbeenasourceofvigourtohiWeareonahalfvisittohisfriendAllsop，ataMrs.Leishmans，Enfield，butexpecttobeatColebrookeCottageinaweekorso，where，oranywhere，Ishallbealwaysmosthappytoreceivetidingsfromyou.G.Dyerisintheheightofanuxoriousparadise.Hishoneymoonwillnotwanetillhewaxcold.Neverwasamorehappypair，sinceAcmeandSeptimius，andlonger.Farewell，withmanythanks，dearS.OurlovestoallroundyourWrekin.

Youroldfriend，C.LAMB.

[InthelettertoBartonofMarch20，1826，Lambcontinuesoramplifieshisremarksonhisownletter-writinghabits.

"Capillarians."TheNewEnglishDictionarygivesLambswordinthisconnectionasitssoleexample，meaningwithoutste

"Thepoem"—SoutheysTaleofParaguay，1825，whichbeginswithanaddresstoJenner，thephysiologist:—

Jenner!forevershallthyhonourdname，

andisdedicatedtoEdithMaySouthey—

Edith!tenyearsarenumberd，sincetheday.

EdithSoutheywasbornin1804.Thededicationwasdated1814.

JohnMaywasSoutheysfriendandcorrespondent.Itwasnothethathaddied.

"TheVesperBell"—"TheChapelBell，"whichwasnotintheAnnualAnthology，butinSoutheysPoems，1797.DearGeorgewouldperhapsbeBurnett，whowasatOxfordwithSoutheywhentheverseswerewritten.

"Theplimenttothetranslatress."SoutheytookhisTaleofParaguayfromDobrizhoffersHistoryoftheAbipones，whichhisniece，SaraColeridge，hadtranslated.SoutheyremarksinthepoemthatcouldDobrizhofferhaveforeseenbywhomhiswordsweretobeturnedintoEnglish，hewouldhavebeenaspleasedaswhenhewontheearoftheEmpressQueen.

"Landors…allegorising."Landor，intheconversationbetween"PeterLeopoldandthePresidentduPaty，"makesPresidentduPatysaythatCervanteshaddeeperpurposethanthesatirisingofknight-errants，DonQuixotestandingfortheEmperorCharlesV.andSanchoPanzasymbolisingthepeople.Southey"edthepassageintheNotestotheProeLambsEliaessayonthe"DefectofImagination"（seeVol.II.）amplifiesthiscriticismofDonQuixote.

"Aone-actfarce."Thiswas，Iimagine，"ThePawnbrokersDaughter，"althoughthatisintwoacts.Itwasnot，however，acted.

GeorgeDyerhadjustbeenmarriedtothewidowofasolicitorwholivedoppositehiminCliffordsInn.

HereshouldethreeunimportantnotestoHonewithreferencetotheEvery-DayBook—addinganinvitationtoEnfieldtobeshown"daintyspots."]

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