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LETTER83

CHARLESLAMBTOTHOMASMANNING

[LateFebruary，1801.]

Youmastersoflogicoughttoknow（logicisnothingmorethanaknowledgeofwords，astheGreeketymonimplies），thatallwordsarenomoretobetakeninaliteralsenseatalltimesthanapromisegiventoatailor.WhenIexpressedanapprehensionthatyouweremortallyoffended，Imeantnomorethanbytheapplicationofacertainformulaofefficacioussounds，whichhaddoneinsimilarcasesbefore，torouseasenseofdecencyinyou，andaremembranceofwhatwasduetome!Youmastersoflogicshouldadverttothisphenomenoninhumanspeech，beforeyouarraigntheusageofusdramaticgeniuses.Imaginationisagoodbloodmare，andgoeswell;butthemisfortuneis，shehastoomanypathsbeforeher.TistrueImighthaveimagedtomyself，thatyouhadtrundledyourfrailcarcasstoNorfolk.Imightalso，anddidimagine，thatyouhadnot，butthatyouwerelazy，orinventingnewpropertiesinatriangle，andforthatpurposemouldingandsqueezingLandlordCrispsthree-corneredbeaverintofantasticexperimentalforms;orthatArchimedeswasmeditatingtorepulsetheFrench，incaseofaCambridgeinvasion，byageometrichurlingoffoliosontheirredcaps;or，peradventure，thatyouwereinextremities，ingreatwants，andjustsetoutforTrinity-bogswhenmyletterscame.Inshort，mygenius（whichisashortwordnow-a-daysforwhat-a-great-man-am-I）wasabsolutelystifledandoverlaidwithitsownriches.Truthisoneandpoor，likethecruseofElijahswidow.Imaginationistheboldfacethatmultipliesitsoil:andthou，theoldcrackedpipkin，thatcouldnotbelieveitcouldbeputtosuchpurposes.Dullpipkin，tohaveElijahforthycook!Imbecilerecipientofsofatamiracle!IsendyouGeorgeDyersPoems，therichestproductionofthelyricmusethiscenturycanjustlyboast:forWordsworthsL.B.werepublished，oratleastwritten，beforeChristmas.

Pleasetoadverttopages291to296forthemostastonishingaccountofwhereShakspearesmusehasbeenallthiswhile.Ithoughtshehadbeendead，andburiedinStratfordChurch，withtheyoungmanthatkeptherpany，—

"Butitseems，liketheDevil，

BuriedinColeHarbour.

Somesayshesrisenagain，

GoneprenticetoaBarber."

N.B.—Idontchargeanythingfortheadditionalmanuscriptnotes，whicharethejointproductionsofmyselfandalearnedtranslatorofSchiller，JohnStoddart，Esq.

N.B.the2nd.—Ishouldnothaveblottedyourbook，butIhadsentmyownouttobebound，asIwasindutybound.Aliberalcriticismupontheseveralpieces，lyrical，heroical，amatory，andsatirical，wouldbeacceptable.So，youdontthinktheresaWords—worthofgoodpoetryinthegreatL.B.!Idarentputthedreadedsyllablesattheirjustlength，formybacktinglesfromthenortherncastigation.Isendyouthethreeletters，whichIbegyoutoreturnalongwiththoseformerletters，whichIhopeyouarenotgoingtoprintbyyourdetention.ButdontbeinahurrytosendtheWhenyouetotownwilldo.Aproposofingtotown，lastSundaywasafortnight，asIwasingtotownfromtheProfessors，inspiredwithnewrum，Itumbleddown，andbrokemynose.Idrinknothingstrongerthanmaltliquors.

Iamgoingtochangemylodgings，havingreceivedahintthatitwouldbeagreeable，atourLadysnextfeast.Ihavepartlyfixeduponmostdelectablerooms，whichlookout（whenyoustandatiptoe）overtheThamesandSurreyHills，attheupperendofKingsBenchwalksintheTemple.ThereIshallhavealltheprivacyofahousewithouttheencumbrance，andshallbeabletolockmyfriendsoutasoftenasIdesiretoholdfreeconversewithmyimmortalmind;formypresentlodgingsresembleaministerslevee，Ihavesoincreasedmyacquaintance（astheycallem），sinceIhaveresidedintown.Likethecountrymouse，thathadtastedalittleofurbanmanners，Ilongtobenibblingmyowncheesebymydearselfwithoutmouse-trapsandtime-traps.Bymynewplan，Ishallbeasairy，upfourpairofstairs，asinthecountry;andinagarden，inthemidstof[that]enchanting，morethanMahometanparadise，London，whosedirtiestdrab-frequentedalley，andherlowestbowingtradesman，IwouldnotexchangeforSkiddaw，Helvellyn，James，Walter，andtheparsonintothebargain.O!herlampsofanight!herrichgoldsmiths，print-shops，toyshops，mercers，hardwaremen，pastry-cooks!St.PaulsChurchyard!theStrand!ExeterChange!CharingCross，withthemanuponablackhorse!Thesearethygods，OLondon!AintyoumightilymopedonthebanksoftheCam!Hadnotyoubettereandsetuphere?Youcantthinkwhatadifference.Allthestreetsandpavementsarepuregold，Iwarrantyou.AtleastIknowanalchemythatturnshermudintothatmetal，—amindthatlovestobeathomeincrowds.

Tishalf-pasttwelveoclock，andallsoberpeopleoughttobea-bed.

Betweenyouandme，the"LyricalBallads"arebutdrowsyperformances.

C.LAMB（asyoumayguess）.

[LambrefersinhisopeningsentencestoaletterfromhimselftoManningwhichnolongerexists.InManningslastletter，datedFebruary24，heplainsthathefoundonreturningtoCambridgethreecopiesofaletterfromLambsuggestingthathewasoffendedbecausehehadnotanswered.

ThepassageinGeorgeDyersPoemsbetweenpages291and296islong，butitissoquaintandsoillustrativeofitsauthorsmindthatIgiveitinfull，footnotesandall，intheAppendixtothisvolume.

Stoddartwehavealreadymet.Hehadtranslated，withGeorgHeinrich

Noehden，SchillersFiesco，1796，andDonCarlos，1798.Thecopyof

DyersPoemsannotatedbyLambandStoddartIhavenotseen.

"So，youdontthinktheresaWords-worth…"Manninghadwritten，onFebruary24，1801，ofthesecondvolumeofLyricalBallads:"Ithinktisutterlyabsurdfromoneendtotheother.Youtellmetisgoodpoetry—ifyoumeanthatthereisnothingpuerile，nothingbombastorconceited，everythingelsethatissooftenfoundtodisfigurepoetry，Iagree，butwillyoureaditoverandoveragain?Answermethat，MasterLamb."Thethreeletterscontainingthenortherncastigationareunhappilylost.

"Mybacktingles.""Back"isnotLambsword.

"Iamgoingtochangemylodgings."TheLambswerestillat34SouthamptonBuildings;theymovedto16MitreCourtBuildingsjustbeforeLadyDay，1801.

"James，Walter，andtheparson."InWordsworthspoem"TheBrothers."

ExeterChange，whichstoodwhereBurleighStreetnowis，wasagreatbuilding，withbookstallsandmiscellaneousstallsonthegroundfloorandamenagerieabove.Itwasdemolishedin1829.]

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