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LETTER153

CHARLESLAMBTOWILLIAMWORDSWORTH

[P.M.June26，1806.]

DearWordsworth—Wegotthesixpoundssafeinyoursistersletters—arepleased，youmaybesure，withthegoodnewsofMrs.W.—hopealliswelloverbythistime."Afineboy!—haveyouanymore?onemoreandagirl—poorcopiesofme"videMR.H.afarcewhichtheProprietorshavedonemethehonor—butIwillsetdownMr.Wroughtonsownwords.N.B.theensuingletterwassentinanswertoonewhichIwrotebeggingtoknowifmypiecehadanychance，asImightmakealterations，&c.IwritingontheMonday，thereesthisletterontheWednesday.Attend.

（CopyofaLetterfromMr.Rd.Wroughton）

Sir，YourPieceofMr.H—Iamdesiredtosay，isacceptedatDruryLaneTheatre，bytheProprietors，and，ifagreeabletoyou，willbebroughtforwardswhentheproperopportunityserves—thePieceshallbesenttoyouforyourAlterationsinthecourseofafewdays，asthesameisnotinmyHandsbutwiththeProprietors.

（dated）IamSir，66GowerSt.，Yourobedientsert.，WednesdayRd.WROUGHTON.June11，1806.

OnthefollowingSundayMr.Tobines.ThescentofamanagersletterbroughthiHewouldhavegonefurtheranydayonsuchabusiness.IreadthelettertohiHedeemsitauthenticandperemptory.Ourconversationnaturallyfelluponpieces—differentsortsofpieces—whatisthebestwayofofferingapiece—howfarthecapriceofmanagersisanobstacleinthewayofapiece—howtojudgeofthemeritsofapiece—howlongapiecemayremaininthehandsofthemanagersbeforeitisacted—andmypiece—andyourpiece—andmypoorbrotherspiece—mypoorbrotherwasallhislifeendeavouringtogetapieceaccepted—

IamnotsurethatwhenmypoorBrotherbequeathedthecareofhispiecestoMr.JamesTobinhedidnotthereinconveyalegacywhichinsomemeasuremollifiedtheotherwisefirststupefactionsofgrief.ItcantbeexpectedthatthepresentEarlNelsonpassesallhistimeinwateringthelaurelsoftheAdmiralwithRightReverendTears.CertainlyhestealsafinedaynowandthentoplothowtolayoutthegroundsandmansionatBurnhammostsuitablytothelateEarlstaste，ifhehadlived，andhowtospendthehundredthousandpoundparliamenthasgivenhiminerectingsomelittleneatmonumenttohismemory.

MR.H.Iwrotethatinmerewantonnessoftriumph.Havenothingmoretosayaboutit.TheManagersIthankmystarshavedecideditsmeritsforever.Theyarethebestjudgesofpieces，anditwouldbeinsensibleinmetoaffectafalsemodestyaftertheveryflatteringletterwhichIhavereceivedandtheample—

IthinkthiswillbeasgoodapatternforOrdersasIcanthinkon.Alittlethinfloweryborderround，neatnotgaudy，andtheDruryLaneApollowiththeharpatthetop.OrshallIhavenoApollo?—simplynothing?OrperhapstheComicMuse?

Thesameform，onlyIthinkwithouttheApollo，willserveforthepitandgalleries.Ithinkitwillbebesttowritemynameatfulllength;butthenifIgiveawayagreatmany，thatwillbetedious.PerhapsCh.Lambwilldo.BOXESnowIthinkonitIllhaveinCapitals.TherestinaneatItalianhand.Orbetterperhaps，BOXES，inoldEnglishcharacter，likeMadocorThalaba?

IsupposeyouknowpoorMountaguehaslosthiswife.Thathasbeenthereasonformysendingoffallwehavegotofyoursseparately.IthoughtitabadtimetotroublehiTheTea25lb.in55lb.Papers，twosheetstoeach，withthechocolatewhichwewereafraidMrs.W.wouldwant，esinoneBoxandtheHatsinasmallone.IbookedthemofflastnightbytheKendalwaggon.Thereeswiththisletter（no，itesadayortwoearlier）aLetterforyoufromtheDoctoratMalta，aboutColeridge，justreceived.Nothingofcertainty，yousee，onlythatheisnotatMalta.WesuptwiththeClarksonsonenight—Mrs.Clarksonprettywell.Mr.C.somewhatfidgety，butagoodman.TheBabyhasbeenonavisittoMrs.CharlotteSmith，Novellistandmorals-trainer，butisreturned.[Ashortpassageomittedhere.]

MaryisjuststuckfastinAllsWellthatEndsWell.Sheplainsofhavingtosetforthsomanyfemalecharactersinboysclothes.ShebeginstothinkShakspearmusthavewantedImagination.Itoencourageher，forsheoftenfaintsintheprosecutionofhergreatwork，flatterherwithtellingherhowwellsuchaplayandsuchaplayisdone.ButsheisstuckfastandIhavebeenobligedtopromisetoassisther.TodothisitwillbenecessarytoleaveoffTobacco.ButIhadsomethoughtsofdoingthatbefore，forIsometimesthinkitdoesnotagreewithme.W.HazlittisinTown.Itookhimtoseeaveryprettygirlprofessedly，wherethereweretwoyounggirls—theveryheadandsumoftheGirlerywastwoyounggirls—theyneitherlaughednorsneerednorgigglednorwhispered—buttheywereyounggirls—andhesatandfrownedblackerandblacker，indignantthatthereshouldbesuchathingasYouthandBeauty，tillhetoremeawaybeforesupperinperfectmiseryandownedhecouldnotbearyounggirls.Theydrovehimmad.SoItookhimhometomyoldNurse，whereherecoverdperfecttranquillity.Independentofthis，andasIamnotayounggirlmyself，heisagreatacquisitiontous.Heis，ratherimprudently，Ithink，printingapoliticalpamphletonhisownaccount，andwillhavetopayforthepaper，&c.ThefirstdutyofanAuthor，Itakeit，isnevertopayanything.ButnoncuivisattigitadireCorinthuTheManagersIthankmystarshavesettledthatquestionforme.

Yourstruly，

C.LAMB.

[Wordsworthsthirdchild，Thomas，whodidnotgrowup，wasbornJune16，1806.

"Afineboy!"The"ationisfromMr.H.ssoliloquyafterthediscoveryofhisname:—"Nosonofmineshallexist，tobearmyill-fatedname.Nonurseechuckling，totellmeitisaboy.Nomidwife，leeringatmefromunderthelidsofprofessionalgravity.Idreamedofcaudle.（Singsinamelancholytone）Lullaby，Lullaby，—hush-a-by-baby—howlikeitspapaitis!—（makesmotionsasifhewasnursing）.Andthen，whengrownup，Isthisyourson，sir?Yes，sir，apoorcopyofme，—asadyoungdog!—justwhathisfatherwasathisage，—Ihavefourmoreathome.Oh!oh!oh!"

TobinwasJamesTobin，whomwehavealreadymet，brotherofthelatedramatist，JohnTobin.

PoorMountaguewouldbeBasilMontagu，whosesecondwifehadjustdied.HemarriedafterwardsAnneSkepper，whomLambcametoknowwell，andofwhomhespeaksinhisEliaessay"OxfordintheVacation."

TheDoctorwasDr.Stoddart.ColeridgehadleftMaltasomemonthsbefore，aswehaveseen.HehadalsoleftRomeandwasinsomeforeigntownunknown，probablynotfarfromLeghorn，whencehesailedforEnglandinthefollowingmonth，reachingPortsmouthinAugust.

TheBabywasMrs.Godwin，andCharlotteSmithwasthepoetess（ofgreatfameinherday，butnowforgotten），whowasthenlivingatTilford，nearFarnham，inSurrey.ShediedinthefollowingOctober.ThepassagewhichIhave，withextremereluctance，omitted，referstothephysicaldevelopmentofthetwoladies.LambwaswritingjustthenlessforWordsworththanAntiquity.

HazlittspoliticalpamphletwashisFreeThoughtsonPublicAffairs，1806.]

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