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LETTER179

CHARLESLAMBTOTHOMASMANNING

28thMarch，1809.

DearManning，—Isentyoualongletterbytheshipswhichsailedthebeginningoflastmonth，acpaniedwithbooks，&c.SinceIlastwrote，Holcroftisdead.HediedonThursdaylastandisnotyetburied.HehasbeenopenedbyCarlisleandhisheartwasfoundpletelyossified.Hehashadalongandsevereillness.Heseemedverywillingtolive，andtothelastactedonhisfavoriteprincipleofthepowerofthewilltooveredisease.Ibelievehisstrongfaithinthatpowerkepthimalivelongafteranotherpersonwouldhavegivenhimup，andthephysiciansallconcurredinpositivelysayinghewouldnotliveaweek，manyweeksbeforehedied.Thefamilyareaswellascanbeexpected.ItoldyousomethingaboutMrs.Holcroftsplans.Sinceherdeaththerehasbeenameetingofhisfriendsandasubscriptionhasbeenmentioned.Ihavenodoubtthatshewillbesetagoing，andthatshewillbefullypetenttotheschemewhichsheproposes.FannybearsitmuchbetterthanIcouldhavesupposed.Sothereisoneofyourfriendswhomyouwillneverseeagain!PerhapsthenextfleetmaybringyoualetterfromMartinBurney，tosaythathewritesbydesireofMissLamb，whoisnotwellenoughtowriteherself，toinformyouthatherbrotherdiedonThursdaylast，14thJune，&c.ButIhopenot.IshouldbesorrytogiveoccasiontoopenacorrespondencebetweenMartinandyou.Thislettermustbeshort，forIhavedrivenitofftotheverymomentofdoingupthepackets;andbesides，thatwhichIrefertoaboveisaverylongone;andifyouhavereceivedmybooks，youwillhaveenoughtodotoreadtheWhileIthinkonit，letmetellyouwearemoved.DonteanymoretoMitreCourtBuildings.Weareat34，SouthamptonBuildings，ChanceryLane，andshallbeheretillabouttheendofMay:thenweremovetoNo.4，InnerTempleLane，whereImeantoliveanddie;forIhavesuchhorrorofmoving，thatIwouldnottakeabeneficefromtheKing，ifIwasnotindulgedwithnon-residence.Whatadislocationoffortisprisedinthatwordmoving!Suchaheapoflittlenastythings，afteryouthinkallisgotintothecart:olddredging-boxes，worn-outbrushes，gallipots，vials，thingsthatitisimpossiblethemostnecessitouspersoncaneverwant，butwhichthewomen，whopresideontheseoccasions，willnotleavebehindifitwastosaveyoursoul;theydkeepthecarttenminutestostowindirtypipesandbrokenmatches，toshowtheireconomy.Thenyoucanfindnothingyouwantformanydaysafteryougetintoyournewlodgings.Youmustbyourhairwithyourfingers，washyourhandswithoutsoap，goaboutindirtygaiters.WasIDiogenes，Iwouldnotmoveoutofakilderkinintoahogshead，thoughthefirsthadhadnothingbutsmallbeerinit，andthesecondreekedclaret.Ourplaceoffinaldestination，—Idontmeanthegrave，butNo.2InnerTempleLane，—looksoutuponagloomychurchyard-likecourt，calledHareCourt，withthreetreesandapumpinit.Doyouknowit?Iwasbornnearit，andusedtodrinkatthatpumpwhenIwasaRechabiteofsixyearsold.IfyouseenewspapersyouwillreadaboutMrs.Clarke.ThesensationinLondonaboutthisnonsensicalbusinessismarvellous.Iremembernothinginmylifelikeit.Thousandsofballads，caricatures，lives，ofMrs.Clarke，ineveryblindalley.Yetinthemidstofthisstir，asublimeabstracteddancing-master，whoattendsafamilyweknowinKensington，beingaskedaquestionabouttheprogressoftheexaminationintheHouse，inquiredwhoMrs.Clarkewas?Hehadheardnothingofit.Hehadevadedthisomnipresencebyutterinsignificancy!TheDukeshouldmakethatmanhisconfidentialvalet.

Iproposedlockinghimup，barringhimtheuseofhisfiddleandredpumps，untilhehadminutelyperusedandmittedtomemorythewholebodyoftheexaminations，whichemployedtheHouseofCommonsafortnight，toteachhimtobemoreattentivetowhatconcernsthepublic.IthinkItoldyouofGodwinslittlebook，andofColeridgesprospectus，inmylast;ifIdidnot，remindmeofit，andIwillsendyouthem，oranaccountofthem，nextfleet.Ihavenoconveniencyofdoingitbythis.Mrs.——growseverydayindisfavourwithGodandman.Iwillbeburiedwiththisinscriptionoverme:—"HereliesC.L.，theWoman-hater"—ImeanthathatedONEWOMAN:fortherest，Godblessthem，andwhenhemakesanymore，makeemprettier.HowdoyouliketheMandarinesses?Areyouonsomelittlefootingwithanyofthem?ThisisWednesday.OnWednesdaysismylevee.TheCaptain，Martin，Phillips，（nottheSheriff，）Rickman，andsomemore，areconstantattendants，besidesstrayvisitors.Weplayatwhist，eatcoldmeatandhotpotatoes，andanygentlemanthatchoosessmokes.Whydoyouneverdropin?Youllesomeday，wontyou?

C.LAMB，&c.

[ThomasHolcroftdiedonMarch23，1809，agedsixty-three.MitreCourtBuildings，SouthamptonBuildingsandInnerTempleLane（Lambshomes）haveallbeenrebuiltsinceLambsday.

"Thatwordmoving."Lamblaterelaboratedandcondensedthispassage，intheEliaessay"NewYearsEve":"Anyalteration，onthisearthofmine，indietorinlodging，puzzlesanddisposesme.Myhousehold-godsplantaterriblefixedfoot，andarenotrootedupwithoutblood."

"Mrs.Clarke."MaryAnneClarke（1776-1852），mistressoftheDukeofYork，Commander-in-Chief，whosereceptionofmoneyfromofficersasareturnforprocuringthemprefermentorpromisingto，byherinfluencewiththeDuke，hadjustbeenexposedinParliament，andwascausingimmenseexcitement.

"Godwinslittlebook."ProbablytheEssayonSepulchres.ButGodwinsLivesofEdwardandJohnPhillips，Miltonsnephews，appearedalsoatthistime.

"Mrs.——."MostprobablyMrs.Godwinoncemore.

"NottheSheriff."AlludingtoSirRichardPhillips，thepublisher，whowaselectedSheriffofLondonin1807，andwasknightedin1808.

OnthesamedayLambandhissisterwroteaverycharmingjointlettertoLouisaMartin，whichhasnotyetbeenpublished.SeethePrefacetothisvolume，p.viii.]

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