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LETTER255

CHARLESLAMBTOJOSEPHCOTTLE

[Notdated.?Late1819.]

DearSir—Myfriendwhomyouhaveobligedbytheloanofyourpicture，havinghaditveryexactlycopied（andaveryspiritedDrawingitis，aseveryonethinksthathasseenit—thecopyisnotmuchinferior，donebyadaughterofJosephs，R.A.）—hepurposessendingyoubacktheoriginal，whichImustacpanywithmywarmthanks，bothforthat，andyourbetterfavor，the"Messiah，"which，Iassureyou，Ihavereadthrowithgreatpleasure;theverseshavegreatsweetnessandaNewTestament-plainnessaboutthemwhichaffectedmeverymuch.

Icouldjustwishthatinpage63youhadomittedthelines71and2，andhadendedtheperiodwith

"Thewillowybrookwasthere，butthatsweetsound—WhentobeheardagainonEarthlyground?"—

twoverysweetlines，andthesenseperfect.

Andinpage154，line68，"Ieordainedaworldtosave，"—thesewordsarehardlyborneoutbythestory，andseemscarceaccordantwiththemodestywithwhichourLordcametotakehismonportionamongtheBaptismalCandidates.TheyalsoanticipatethebeautyofJohnsrecognitionoftheMessiah，andthesubsequentconfirmationfromthevoiceandDove.

Youwillexcusetheremarksofanoldbrotherbard，whosecareer，thoughlongsinceprettywellstopt，wascoevalinitsbeginningwithyourown，andwhoissorryhislothasbeenalwaystobesodistantfromyou.ItisnotlikelythatC.L.willeverseeBristolagain;but，ifJ.C.shouldevervisitLondon，hewillbeamostwelevisitortoC.L.

MysisterjoinsincordialremembrancesandIrequestthefavorofknowing，atyourearliestopportunity，whetherthePortraitarrivessafe，theglassunbroken&c.Yourglassbrokeinitsing.

Morganisalittlebetter—canreadalittle，&c.;butcannotjoinMrs.

M.tilltheInsolventAct（orwhateveritiscalled）takesplace.Then，

Ihope，hewillstandclearofalldebts.Meantime，hehasamost

exemplarynurseandkindCompanioninMissBrent.

Oncemore，DearSir，

Yourstruly

C.LAMB.

[CottlesentLambaminiatureofhimselfbyBranwhite，whichhadbeencopiedinmonochromeforMr.Evansbook.G.J.Joseph，A.R.A.，madeacoloureddrawingofLambforthesamework.ItservesasfrontispiecetoVol.I.ofthepresentedition.ByronslinesreferasamatteroffactnottoJosephbuttoAmosCottle:—

O，AmosCottle!—Phoebus!whataname.

andsoforth.Mr.Evans，however，dispensedwithAmos.Anothergrangerisededitionofthesamesatire，alsointheBritishMuseum，piledbyW.M.Tartt，hasanengravingofAmosCottleandtwoportraitsofLamb—theHancockdrawing，andtheBrookPulhamcaricature.ByronslinestouchingLambranthus:—

YetletthemnottovulgarWordsworthstoop，

Themeanestobjectofthelowlygroup，

Whoseverse，ofallbutchildishprattlevoid，

SeemsblessedharmonytoLambeandLloyd.

AfootnotestatesthatLambandLloydarethemostignoblefollowersof

Southey&Co.

CottlesMessiah，ofwhichtheearlierportionhadbeenpublishedlongsince，waspletedin1815.CanonAingersaysthatlines71and72inLambscopy（notthatof1815），followinguponthecouplet"ed，were:—

（Whilesorrowgavethinvoluntarytear）

Hadceasedtovibrateonourlisteningear.

ColeridgesfriendMorganhadjusteuponeviltimes.SubsequentlyLambandSoutheyunitedinhelpinghimtotheextentof￡10ayeareach.]

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