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LETTER340

CHARLESLAMBTOBERNARDBARTON

[P.M.January23，1824.]

MydearSir—Thatpeevishletterofmine，whichwasmeanttoconveyanapologyformyincapacitytowrite，seemstohavebeentakenbyyouintooseriousalight.ItwasonlymywayoftellingyouIhadaseverecold.ThefactisIhavebeeninsuperablydullandlethargicformanyweeks，andcannotrisetothevigourofaLetter，muchlessanEssay.TheLondonmustdowithoutmeforatime，atime，andhalfatime，forIhavelostallinterestaboutit，andwhetherIshallrecoveritagainIknownot.Iwillbridlemypenanothertime，¬teazeandpuzzleyouwithmyaridities.Ishallbegintofeelalittlemorealivewiththespring.Winteristome（mildorharsh）alwaysagreattrialofthespirits.IamashamednottohavenoticedyourtributetoWoolman，whomwelovesomuch.Itisdoneinyourgoodmanner.YourfriendTaylorcalleduponmesometimesince，andseemsaveryamiableman.Hislaststoryispainfullyfine.HisBookI"like."Itisonlytoostuftwithscripture，tooParsonish.ThebestthinginitistheBoysownstory.WhenIsayitistoofullofScripture，Imeanitistoofullofdirect"ations;nobookcanhavetoomuchofSILENTSCRIPTUREinit.Butthenaturalpowerofastoryisdiminishedwhentheuppermostpurposeinthewriterseemstobetoremendsomethingelse，vizReligion.YouknowwhatHoracesaysoftheDEUSINTERSIT.Iamnotabletoexplainmyself，youmustdoitforme.—

MySisterspartintheLeicesterSchool（abouttwothirds）waspurelyherown;asitwas（tothesamequantity）intheShakspeareTaleswhichbearmyname.IwroteonlytheWitchAunt，thefirstgoingtoChurch，andthefinalStoryaboutalittleIndiangirlinaShip.

YouraccountofmyBlackBallingamusedme.Ithink，asQuakers，theydidright.Therearesomethingshardtobeunderstood.

ThemoreIthinkthemoreIamvexedathavingpuzzledyouwiththatLetter，butIhavebeensooutofLetterwritingoflateyears，thatitisasoreefforttositdowntoit，&Ifeltinyourdebt，andsatdownwaywardlytopayyouinbadmoney.Nevermindmydulness，Iamusedtolongintervalsofit.Theheavensseembrasstome—thenagainestherefreshingshower."Ihavebeenmerryonceortwiceerenow."

YousaidsomethingaboutMr.Mitfordinalateletter，whichIbelieveIdidnotadvertto.IshallbehappytoshowhimmyMilton（itisalltheshowthingsIhave）atanytimehewilltakethetroubleofajaunttoIslington.IdoalsohopetoseeMr.Taylortheresomeday.Praysaysotoboth.

Coleridgesbookisgoodpartprinted，butsticksalittleformorecopy.ItbearsanunsaleableTitle—ExtractsfromBishopLeighton—butIamconfidenttherewillbeplentyofgoodnotesinit，moreofBishopColeridgethanLeighton，Ihope;forwhatisLeighton?

DoyoutroubleyourselfaboutLibelcases?TheDecisionagainstHuntforthe"VisionofJudgment"mademesick.WhatistobeeoftheoldtalkaboutOURGOODOLDKING—hispersonalvirtuessavingusfromarevolution&c.&c.Why，nonethatthinkitcanutteritnow.Itmuststink.AndtheVisionisreally，astoHim-ward，suchatolerantgoodhumourdthing.WhatawretchedthingaLordChiefJusticeis，alwayswas，&willbe!

Keepyourgoodspiritsup，dearBB—minewillreturn—Theyareatpresentinabeyance.ButIamratherlethargicthanmiserable.IdontknowbutagoodhorsewhipwouldbemorebeneficialtomethanPhysic.Myhead，withoutaching，willteachyourstoache.ItiswellIamgettingtotheconclusion.IwillsendabetterletterwhenIamabetterman.Letmethankyouforyourkindconcernforme（whichItrustwillhavereasonsoontobedissipated）&assureyouthatitgivesmepleasuretohearfromyou.—

YourstrulyC.L.

["TheLondonmustdowithoutme."LambcontributednothingbetweenDecember，1823（"AmicusRedivivus"），andSeptember，1824（"BlakesmoorinH——shire"）.

BartonstributetoWoolmanwasthepoem"AMemorialtoJohnWoolman，"printedinPoeticVigils.

TaylorwasCharlesBenjaminTayler（1797-1875），thecurateofHadleigh，inSuffolk，andtheauthorofmanyreligiousbooks.LambreferstoMayYouLikeIt，1823.

"WhatHoracesays":—

Necdeusintersitnisidignusvindicenodus

Inciderit.

ArsPoetica，191，192.

Neitherletagodinterfere，unlessadifficultyworthagodsunravellingshouldhappen（Smartstranslation）.

"MyBlackBalling."EliahadbeenrejectedbyaBookClubinWoodbridge.

"Coleridgesbook"—theAidstoReflection，1825.Thefirstintentionhadbeenaselectionof"Beauties"fromBishopLeighton（1611-1684），ArchbishopofGlasgow，andauthor，amongotherworks，ofRulesandInstructionsforaHolyLife.

"TheDecisionagainstHunt."JohnHunt，thepublisherofTheLiberal，inwhichByrons"VisionofJudgment"hadbeenprintedin1822，hadjustbeenfined￡100forthelibelthereincontainedonGeorgeIII.

HereshouldeanotefromLambtoCharlesOllier，thankinghimforacopyofhisInesilla;or，TheTempter:ARomance，withOtherTales.]

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