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LETTER313

CHARLESLAMBTOBERNARDBARTON

[Datedatend:March11，1823.]

DearSir—Theapprobationofmylittlebookbyyoursisterisverypleasingtome.TheQuakerincidentdidnothappentome，buttoCarlislethesurgeon，fromwhosemouthIhavetwiceheardit，atanintervaloftenortwelveyears，withlittleornovariation，andhavegivenitasexactlyasIcouldrememberit.Theglosswhichyoursister，oryou，haveputuponitdoesnotstrikemeascorrect.CarlisledrewnoinferencefromitagainstthehonestyoftheQuakers，butonlyinfavouroftheirsurprisingcoolness—thattheyshouldbecapableofmittingagoodjoke，withanutterinsensibilitytoitsbeinganyjestatall.Ihavereasontobelieveinthetruthofit，because，asIhavesaid，Iheardhimrepeatitwithoutvariationatsuchaninterval.Thestorylosessadlyinprint，forCarlisleisthebeststorytellerIeverheard.Theideaofthediscoveryofroastingpigs，Ialsoborrowed，frommyfriendManning，andamwillingtoconfessbothmyplagiarisms.

Shouldfateeversoorderitthatyoushallbeintownwithyoursister，minebidsmesaythatsheshallhavegreatpleasureinbeingintroducedtoher.IthinkImustgiveupthecauseoftheBank—fromninetonineisgalley-slavery，butIhopeitisbuttemporary.YourendeavouratexplainingFoxsinsightintothenaturesofanimalsmustfail，asIshalltranscribethepassage.Itappearstomethathestoptshortintime，andwasonthebrinkoffallingwithhisfriendNaylor，myfavourite.—Thebookshallbeforthingwheneveryourfriendcanmakeconvenienttocallforit.

TheyhavedraggedmeagainintotheMagazine，butIfeelthespiritofthethinginmyownmindquitegone."Somebrains"（IthinkBenJonsonsaysit）"willendurebutoneskimming."WeareabouttohaveaninundationofpoetryfromtheLakes，WordsworthandSoutheyareingupstrongfromtheNorth.ThesheColeridgeshavetakenflight，tomyregret.WithSarasown-madeacquisitions，herunaffectednessandno-pretensionsarebeautiful.Youmightpassanagewithherwithoutsuspectingthatsheknewanythingbuthermotherstongue.IdontmeananyreflectiononMrs.Coleridgehere.IhadbetterhavesaidhervernacularidioPoorC.Iwishhehadahometoreceivehisdaughterin.Butheisbutasastrangeroravisitorinthisworld.HowdidyoulikeHartleyssonnets?Thefirst，atleast，isvastlyfine.Lloydhasbeenintownadayortwoonbusiness，andisperfectlywell.IamashamedoftheshabbylettersIsend，butIambynatureanythingbutneat.ThereinmymotherboremenoQuaker.Inevercouldsealaletterwithoutdroppingthewaxononeside，besidesscaldingmyfingers.Ineverhadasealtooofmyown.Writingtoagreatmanlately，whoismoreoververyHeraldic，Iborrowedasealofafriend，whobythefemalesidequarterstheProtectorialArmsofCromwell.Howtheymusthavepuzzledmycorrespondent!—MylettersaregenerallychargedasdoubleatthePostoffice，fromtheirinveterateclumsinessoffoldure.SoyoumustnottakeitdisrespectfultoyourselfifIsendyousuchungainlyscraps.IthinkIlose￡100ayearattheIndiaHouse，owingsolelytomywantofneatnessinmakingupAccounts.HowIpuzzleemoutatlastisthewonder.Ihavetodowithmillions.I?

Itistimetohavedonemyincoherences.

BelievemeYoursTruly

C.LAMB.

Tuesd11Ma23.

[LambhadsentEliatoWoodbridge.BernardBartonssisterwasMariaHack，authorofmanybooksforchildren.TheQuakerincidentisintheessay"ImperfectSympathies."CarlislewasSirAnthonyCarlisle.

"YourendeavouratexplainingFoxsinsight."Seeletterabove.JamesNayler（1617?-1660），anearlyQuakerwhopermittedhisadmirerstolookuponhimasanewChrist.HewenttoextremestotallyforeigntothespiritoftheSociety.BartonmadeaparaphraseofNaylers"LastTestimony."

"Theyhavedraggedmeagain."LambhadbeenquitereadytogiveupEliawiththefirstessays."OldChina，"oneofhismostcharmingpapers，wasintheMarchLondonMagazine.

"Somebrains…"Ihadtogivethisupinmylargeedition.InowfindthatSwiftsaysit，notBenJonson."Thereisabrainthatwillendurebutonescumming."PrefacetoBattleoftheBooks.

"Hartleyssonnets."FoursonnetsbyHartleyColeridgewereprintedintheLondonMagazineforFebruary，1823，addressedtoR.S.Jameson.

"Writingtoagreatmanlately."ThiswasSirWalterScott（seepage626）.BarronFieldwouldbethefriendwiththeseal.

HereshouldealetterfromLambtoAyrtonsayingthattherewillbecardsandcoldmuttoninRussellSt.from8to9andginandjokesfrom9.30to12.]

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