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LETTER4
(Apparentlyacontinuationofaletterthefirstpartofwhichismissing)
CHARLESLAMBTOS.T.COLERIDGE
[Begun]MondayNight[June13,1796].
UNFURNISHEDatpresentwithanysheet-fillingsubject,Ishallcontinuemylettergraduallyandjournal-wise.Mysecondthoughtsentirelycoincidewithyourmentson"JoanofArc,"andIcanonlywonderatmychildishjudgmentwhichoverlookedthe1stbookandcouldpreferthe9th:notthatIwasinsensibletothesobererbeautiesoftheformer,butthelattercaughtmewithitsglareofmagic,—theformer,however,leftamorepleasinggeneralrecollectioninmymind.Letmeadd,the1stbookwasthefavouriteofmysister—andInow,withJoan,often"thinkonDomremiandthefieldsofArc."Imustnotpassoverwithoutacknowledgingmyobligationstoyourfullandsatisfactoryaccountofpersonifications.Ihavereaditagainandagain,anditwillbeaguidetomyfuturetaste.PerhapsIhadestimatedSoutheysmeritstoomuchbynumber,weight,andmeasure.InowagreepletelyandentirelyinyouropinionofthegeniusofSouthey.Yourownimageofmelancholyisillustrativeofwhatyouteach,andinitselfmasterly.Iconjectureitis"disbranched"fromoneofyourembryo"hymns."Whentheyarematureofbirth(wereIyou)Ishouldprinteminoneseparatevolume,with"ReligiousMusings"andyourpartofthe"JoanofArc."Birdsofthesamesoaringwingshouldholdontheirflightinpany.Onceforall(andbyrenewingthesubjectyouwillonlyrenewinmethecondemnationofTantalus),Ihopetobeabletopayyouavisit(ifyouarethenatBristol)sometimeinthelatterendofAugustorbeginningofSeptemberforaweekorfortnight;beforethattime,officebusinessputsanabsolutevetoonmying.
"Andifasighthatspeaksregretofhappiertimesappear,
Aglimpseofjoythatwehavemetshallshineanddrythetear."
OftheblankversesIspokeof,thefollowinglinesaretheonlytolerablypleteonesIhavewritoutofnotmorethanonehundredandfifty.ThatIgetonsoslowlyyoumayfairlyimputetowantofpracticeinposition,whenIdeclaretoyouthat(thefewverseswhichyouhaveseenexcepted)IhavenotwritfiftylinessinceIleftschool.Itmaynotbeamisstoremarkthatmygrandmother(onwhomtheversesarewritten)livedhousekeeperinafamilythefiftyorsixtylastyearsofherlife—thatshewasawomanofexemplarypietyandgoodness—andformanyyearsbeforeherdeathwasterriblyafflictedwithacancerinherbreastwhichsheborewithtrueChristianpatience.YoumaythinkthatIhavenotkeptenoughaparttheideasofherheavenlyandherearthlymasterbutrecollectIhavedesignedlygivenintoherownwayoffeeling—andifshehadafailing,twasthatsherespectedhermastersfamilytoomuch,notreverencedherMakertoolittle.Thelinesbeginimperfectly,asImayprobablyconnectemifIfinishatall,—andifIdo,Biggsshallprinteminamoreeconomicalwaythanyouyours,for(Sonnetsandall)theywontmakeathousandlinesasIproposepletingem,andthesubstancemustbewire-drawn.
TuesdayEvening,June14,1796.
IamnotquitesatisfiednowwiththeChatterton,andwithyourleavewilltrymyhandatitagain.Amasterjoiner,youknow,mayleaveacabinettobefinished,whenhisownhandsarefull.Toyourlistofillustrativepersonifications,intowhichafineimaginationenters,IwilltakeleavetoaddthefollowingfromBeaumontandFletchers"WifeforaMonth;"tistheconclusionofadescriptionofasea-fight;—"Thegameofdeathwasneverplayedsonobly;themeagrethiefgrewwantoninhismischiefs,andhisshrunkholloweyessmiledonhisruins."Thereisfancyintheseofalowerorderfrom"Bonduca;"—"ThendidIseethesevaliantmenofBritain,likebodingowlscreepintotodsofivy,andhoottheirfearstooneanothernightly."Notthatitisapersonification;onlyitjustcaughtmyeyeinalittleextractbookIkeep,whichisfullof"ationsfromB.andF.inparticular,inwhichauthorsIcanthelpthinkingthereisagreaterrichnessofpoeticalfancythaninanyone,Shakspeareexcepted.AreyouacquaintedwithMassinger?AtahazardIwilltroubleyouwithapassagefromaplayofhiscalled"AVeryWoman."Thelinesarespokenbyalover(disguised)tohisfaithlessmistress.Youwillremarkthefineeffectofthedoubleendings.Youwillbyyoureardistinguishthelines,forIwriteemasprose."Notfarfromwheremyfatherlives,alady,aneighbourby,blestwithasgreatabeautyasnaturedurstbestowwithoutundoing,dwelt,andmosthappily,asIthoughtthen,andblestthehouseathousandtimesshedweltin.Thisbeauty,intheblossomofmyyouth,whenmyfirstfireknewnoadulterateincense,norInowaytoflatterbutmyfondness;inallthebraverymyfriendscouldshowme,inallthefaithmyinnocencecouldgiveme,inthebestlanguagemytruetonguecouldtellme,andallthebrokensighsmysickheartlendme,Isuedandserved;longdidIservethislady,longwasmytravail,longmytradetowinher;withallthedutyofmysoulISERVEDHER.""Thenshemustlove.""Shedid,butneverme:shecouldnotloveme;shewouldnotlove,shehated,—more,shescorndme;andinsopoorandbaseawayabusedmeforallmyservices,forallmybounties,soboldneglectsflungonme."—"Whatoutoflove,andworthylove,Igaveher(shametohermostunworthymind,)tofools,togirls,tofiddlersandherboyssheflung,allindisdainofme."OnemorepassagestrikesmyeyefromB.andF.s"PalamonandArcite."Oneofemplainsinprison:"Thisisallourworld;weshallknownothingherebutoneanother,hearnothingbuttheclockthattellsourwoes;thevineshallgrow,butweshallneverseeit,"&c.Isnotthelastcircumstanceexquisite?ImeannottolaymyselfopenbysayingtheyexceedMilton,andperhapsCollins,insublimity.ButdontyouconceiveallpoetsafterShakspeareyieldtoeminvarietyofgenius?Massingertreadscloseontheirheels;butyouaremostprobablyaswellacquaintedwithhiswritingsasyourhumbleservant.My"ations,inthatcase,willonlyservetoexposemybarrennessofmatter.Southeyinsimplicityandtenderness,isexcelleddecidedlyonly,Ithink,byBeaumontandF.inhis[their]"MaidsTragedy"andsomepartsof"Philaster"inparticular,andelsewhereoccasionally;andperhapsbyCowperinhis"CrazyKate,"andinpartsofhistranslation,suchasthespeechesofHecubaandAndromache.Ilongtoknowyouropinionofthattranslation.TheOdysseyespeciallyissurelyveryHomeric.WhatnoblerthantheappearanceofPhoebusatthebeginningoftheIliad—thelinesendingwith"Dreadsounding,boundingonthesilverbow!"
Ibegyouwillgivemeyouropinionofthetranslation;itaffordedmehighpleasure.Ascuriousaspecimenoftranslationaseverfellintomyhands,isayoungmansinouroffice,ofaFrenchnovel.Whatintheoriginalwasliterally"amiabledelusionsofthefancy,"heproposedtorender"thefairfraudsoftheimagination!"Ihadmuchtroubleinlickingthebookintoanymeaningatall.Yetdidtheknaveclearfiftyorsixtypoundsbysubscriptionandsellingthecopyright.Thebookitselfnotaweekswork!To-daysportionofmyjournalisingepistlehasbeenverydullandpoverty-stricken.Iwillhereend.
TuesdayNight.
Ihavebeendrinkingegg-hotandsmokingOronooko(associatedcircumstances,whicheverforciblyrecalltomymindoureveningsandnightsattheSalutation);myeyesandbrainareheavyandasleep,butmyheartisawake;andifwordscameasreadyasideas,andideasasfeelings,Icouldsaytenhundredkindthings.Coleridge,youknownotmysupremehappinessathavingoneonearth(thoughcountiesseparateus)whomIcancallafriend.RememberyouthosetenderlinesofLogan?—
"Ourbrokenfriendshipswedeplore,
Andlovesofyouththatarenomore;
Noafterfriendshipseercanraise
Thendearmentsofourearlydays,
Andneertheheartsuchfondnessprove,
Aswhenwefirstbegantolove."
Iamwritingatrandom,andhalf-tipsy,whatyoumaynotequallyunderstand,asyouwillbesoberwhenyoureadit;butmysoberandmyhalf-tipsyhoursyouarealikeasharerin.Goodnight.
"Thenuproseourbard,likeaprophetindrink,
Craigdoroch,thoultsoarwhencreationshallsink."
BURNS.
Thursday[June16,1796].
Iamnowinhighhopestobeabletovisityou,ifperfectlyconvenientonyourpart,bytheendofnextmonth—perhapsthelastweekorfortnightinJuly.Achangeofsceneandachangeoffaceswoulddomegood,evenifthatscenewerenottobeBristol,andthosefacesColeridgesandhisfriends.InthewordsofTerence,alittlealtered,"Taedetmehujus"idianimundi."Iamheartilysickoftheevery-dayscenesoflife.Ishallhalfwishyouunmarried(dontshowthistoMrs.C.)foroneeveningonly,tohavethepleasureofsmokingwithyou,anddrinkingegg-hotinsomelittlesmokyroominapot-house,forIknownotyethowIshalllikeyouinadecentroom,andlookingquitehappy.MybestloveandrespectstoSaranotwithstanding.
Yourssincerely,
CHARLESLAMB.
[Coleridgesimageofmelancholywillbefoundinthelines"Melancholy—afragment."ItwaspublishedinSibyllineLeaves,1817,andinanoteColeridgesaidthattheverseswereprintedintheMorningChroniclein1794.TheywerereallyprintedintheMorningPost,December12,1797.ColeridgehadprobablysentthemtoLambinMS.The"hymns"cametonothing.
"Thefollowinglines."Lambspoem"TheGrandame"waspresumablyincludedinthisletter.SeeVol.IV.MaryField,Lambsgrandmother,diedJuly31,1792,agedseventy-nine,andwasburiedinWidfordchurchyard.ShehadbeenformanyyearshousekeeperinthePlumerfamilyatBlakesware.OnWilliamPlumersmovingtoGilston,aneighbouringseat,in1767,shehadsolechargeoftheBlakeswaremansion,wherehergrandchildrenusedtovisither.CompareLambsEliaessays"BlakesmoorinH——shire"and"Dream-Children,"
N.BiggswastheprinterofColeridgesPoems,1797.
LambhadbegunhisamendmentofColeridges"MonodyontheDeathofChatterton"inhisletterofJune10.Coleridgesillustrativepersonifications,herereferredto,areinthatpoeTheextractbookfromwhichLambcopiedhis"ationsfromBeaumontandFletcherandMassingerwas,heafterwardstellsus,destroyed;butsimilarvolumes,whichhefilledlater,arepreserved.ManyofhisextractsheincludedinhisDramaticSpecimens.
WritingtoCharlesLloyd,sen.,in1809,LambsaysofCowperasatranslatorofHomerthathe"delaysyou…walkingoveraBowlingGreen."
CanonAingerpossessedacopyofthebooktranslatedbyLambs
fellow-clerk.ItwascalledSentimentalTabletsoftheGoodPamphile.
"TranslatedfromtheFrenchofM.GorjybyP.S.DupuyoftheEastIndia
House,1795."AmongthesubscribersnameswereThomasBye(5copies),
Ball,Evans,Savory(2copies),andLambhimself.]
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