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LETTER124

CHARLESLAMBTOWILLIAMWORDSWORTH

[P.M.October13，1804.]

（Turnoverleafformoreletters.）

DearWordsworth—Ihavenotforgotyourmissions.

Butthetruthis，andwhyshouldInotconfessit?IamnotplethoricallyaboundinginCashatthispresent.Merit，Godknows，isverylittlerewarded;butitdoesnotbeemetospeakofmyself.Mymottois"Contentedwithlittle，yetwishingformore."Nowthebooksyouwishforwouldrequiresomepounds，whichIamsorrytosayIhavenotbyme:soIwillsayatonce，ifyouwillgivemeadraftuponyourtown-bankerforanysumyouproposetolayout，Iwilldisposeof[it]totheverybestofmyskillinchoiceoldbooks，suchasmyownsoulloveth.Infact，Ihavebeenwaitingfortheliquidationofadebttoenablemyselftosetaboutyourmissionhandsomely，foritisascurvythingtocryGivemethemoneyfirst，andIamthefirstofthefamilyoftheLambsthathavedoneitformanycenturies:butthedebtremainsasitwas，andmyoldfriendthatIacmodatedhasgenerouslyforgotit!

ThebookswhichyouwantIcalculateatabout￡8.

BenJonsonisaGuineaBook.Beaumont&Fletcherinfolio，therightfolio，notnowtobemetwith;theoctavosareabout￡3.Astoanyotherolddramatists，IdonotknowwheretofindthemexceptwhatareinDodsleysoldplays，whichareabout￡3also:MassingerIneversawbutatoneshop，butitisnowgone，butoneoftheeditionsofDodsleycontainsaboutafourth（thebest）ofhisplays.CongreveandtherestofKingCharlessmoralistsarecheapandaccessible.TheworksonIrelandIwillenquireafter，butIfear，Spensersisnottobehadapartfromhispoems;Ineversawit.ButyoumaydependuponmysparingnopainstofurnishyouaspletealibraryofoldPoets&Dramatistsaswillbeprudenttobuy;forIsupposeyoudonotincludethe￡20editionofHamlet，singleplay，whichKemblehas.Marlowsplaysandpoemsaretotallyvanished;onlyoneeditionofDodsleyretainsone，andtheothertwo，ofhisplays:butJohnFordisthemanafterShakespear.Letmeknowyourwillandpleasuresoon:forIhaveobserved，nexttothepleasureofbuyingabargainforonesselfisthepleasureofpersuadingafriendtobuyit.Itticklesonewiththeimageofanimprudencywithoutthepenaltyusuallyannexd.

C.LAMB.

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