55小说网

手机浏览器扫描二维码访问

LETTER 37（第1页）

一秒记住【xiaoyanwenxue.com】精彩无弹窗免费！“TheWorksofCharlesandMaryLamb—Volume5（.shg.tw）”！

LETTER37

CHARLESLAMBTOROBERTSOUTHEY

Nov.3，1798.

IhavereadyourEclogue["TheWedding"]repeatedly，andcannotcallitbald，orwithoutinterest;thecastofit，andthedesignarepletelyoriginal，andmaysetpeopleuponthinking:itisaspoeticalasthesubjectrequires，whichasksnopoetry;butitisdefectiveinpathos.Thewomansownstoryisthetamestpartofit—Ishouldlikeyoutoremouldthat—ittoomuchresemblestheyoungmaidshistory:bothhadbeeninservice.Eventheomissionwouldnotinjurethepoem;afterthewords"growingwants，"youmight，notunconnectedly，introduce"lookatthatlittlechub"downto"weleone."And，decidedly，Iwouldhaveyouenditsomehowthus，

"Givethematleastthiseveningagoodmeal.

Giveshermoney.

Now，faretheewell;hereafteryouhavetaughtme

Togivesadmeaningtothevillage-bells，"&c.，

whichwouldleaveastrongerimpression（aswellasmorepleasinglyrecallthebeginningoftheEclogue），thanthepresentmon-placereferencetoabetterworld，whichthewoman"musthaveheardatchurch."Ishouldlikeyou，too，agooddealtoenlargethemoststrikingpart，asitmighthavebeen，ofthepoem—"Isitidleness?"&c.，thataffordsagoodfieldfordwellingonsicknessandinabilities，andoldage.Andyoumightalsoagooddealenrichthepiecewithapictureofacountrywedding:thewomanmightverywell，inatransientfitofoblivion，dwellupontheceremonyandcircumstancesofherownnuptialssixyearsago，thesmugnessofthebride-groom，thefeastings，thecheapmerriment，thewelings，andthesecretenvyingsofthemaidens—thendroppingallthis，recurtoherpresentlot.IdonotknowthatIcansuggestanythingelse，orthatIhavesuggestedanythingnewormaterial.

Ishallbeverygladtoseesomemorepoetry，thoughIfearyourtroubleintranscribingwillbegreaterthantheservicemyremarksmaydothe

Yoursaffectionately，

C.LAMB.

IcutmylettershortbecauseIamcalledofftobusiness.

道家天师  异界大佬都市纵横  爷，王妃她恃宠而骄！  全能贵妃：娱乐圈团宠女神  都市医武战神  夜明笙歌  豪门团宠：哥哥们又扒我马甲  你不努力，没人能给你想要的生活  我体内有仙府  狼狈离婚两年后霸气回归蓝思恩墨琰  反派她扛起了收视率  快穿：干饭大佬在线虐渣  祖一南音美  离婚后我在豪门乘风破浪  我在末世捡美女  六皇子东方羽东方羽罗嫔妃  重生雄豪万雄李子晴  重生之完美时代  偏执总裁的罪妻  带着系统回大唐