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LETTER188

CHARLESLAMBTOBASILMONTAGU

Mr.Hazlitts:Winterslow，nearSarum，12thJuly，1810.

Dear[Montagu]，—IhaveturnedandtwistedtheMSS.inmyhead，andcanmakenothingoftheIknewwhenItookthemthatIcouldnot;butIdonotliketodoanactofungraciousnecessityatonce;soIamevermittingmyselfbyhalfengagementsandtotalfailures.IcannotmakeanybodyunderstandwhyIcantdosuchthings.Itisadefectinmyocciput.Icannotputotherpeoplesthoughtstogether;IforgeteveryparagraphasfastasIreadit;andmyheadhasreceivedsuchashockbyanall-nightjourneyonthetopofthecoach，thatIshallhaveenoughtodotonurseitintoitsnaturalpacebeforeIgohome.Imustdevotemyselftoimbecility.ImustbegloriouslyuselesswhileIstayhere.HowisMrs.[M.]?willshepardonmyinefficiency?ThecityofSalisburyisfullofweepingandwailing.TheBankhasstoptpayment;andeverybodyinthetownkeptmoneyatit，orhasgotsomeofitsnotes.Somehavelostalltheyhadintheworld.Itisthenextthingtoseeingacitywithaplaguewithinitswalls.TheWiltonpeopleareallundone.AllthemanufacturerstherekeptcashattheSalisburybank;andIdosupposeittobetheunhappiestcountyinEnglandthis，whereIammakingholiday.

WepurposesettingoutforOxfordTuesdayfortnight，andingtherebyhome.Butnomorenighttravelling.Myheadissore（understanditoftheinside）withthatdeductionofmynaturalrestwhichIsufferedingdown.NeitherMarynorIcanspareamorselofourrest.Itisincumbentonustobemisersofit.Travellingisnotgoodforus—wetravelsoseldoIftheSunbeHell，itisnotforthefire，butforthesempiternalmotionofthatmiserableBodyofLight.Howmuchmoredignifiedleisurehathamusselgluedtohisunpassablerockylimit，twoinchsquare!Hehearsthetiderolloverhim，backwardsandforwardstwicea-day（asthed——dSalisburyLongCoachgoesandreturnsineightandfortyhours），butknowsbetterthantotakeanoutsidenight-placeatopont.HeistheOwloftheSea.Minervasfish.ThefishofWisdo

OurkindestremembrancestoMrs.[M.].

Yourstruly，C.LAMB.

[IfthedateiscorrectwemustsupposethattheLambshadmadeasecondvisittotheHazlittsandwereintendingtoreturnbywayofOxford（seenextLetter）.

BasilMontaguwasabarristerandhumanitarian，afriendofWordsworthandColeridge，andafterwardsstep-father-in-lawofProcter.Hewasbornin1770andliveduntil1851.Lambprobablyaddressedtohimmanyotherletters，alsotohisthirdwife，Carlyles"noblelady."ButthecorrespondencewasdestroyedbyMrs.Procter.

TheMSS.referredtocannotnowbeidentified.]

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