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LETTER311

CHARLESLAMBTOBERNARDBARTON

[P.M.February17，1823.]

MydearSir—IhavereadquitethroughtheponderousfolioofG.F.IthinkSewellhasbeenjudiciousinomittingcertainparts，asforinstancewhereG.F.hasrevealedtohimthenaturesofallthecreaturesintheirnames，asAdamhad.Heluckilyturnsasidefromthatpendiousstudyofnaturalhistory，whichmighthavesupersededBuffon，tohisproperspiritualpursuits，onlyjusthintingwhataphilosopherhemighthavebeen.TheominouspassageisnearthebeginningoftheBook.Itisclearhemeansaphysicalknowledge，withouttropeorfigure.Also，pretencestomiraculoushealingandthelikearemorefrequentthanIshouldhavesuspectedfromtheepitomeinSewell.Heisneverthelessagreatspiritualman，andIfeelverymuchobligedbyyourprocuringmetheLoanofit.HowIliketheQuakerphrases—thoughIthinktheywerehardlypletedtillWoolman.AprettylittlemanualofQuakerlanguage（withanendeavourtoexplainthem）mightbegatheredoutofhisBook.Couldnotyoudoit?IhavereadthroughG.F.withoutfindinganyexplanationofthetermfirstvolumeinthetitlepage.Ittakesinall，bothhislifeandhisdeath.AretheremoreLastwordsofhim?Pray，howmayIventuretoreturnittoMr.ShewellatIpswich?IfeartosendsuchaTreasurebyaStageCoach.NotthatIamafraidoftheCoachmanortheGuardreadingit.Butitmightbelost.Canyouputmeinawayofsendingitinsafety?Thekindheartedownertrustedittomeforsixmonths.IthinkIwasaboutasmanydaysingettingthroughit，andIdonotthinkthatIskiptawordofit.Ihave"

edG.F.inmyQuakersmeeting，ashavingsaidhewas"

liftedupinspirit"

（whichIfeltatthetimetobenotaQuakerphrase），"

andtheJudgeandJurywereasdeadmenunderhisfeet."

IfindnosuchwordsinhisJournal，andIdidnotgetthemfromSewell，andthelattersentenceIamsureIdidnotmeantoinvent.ImusthaveputsomeotherQuakerswordsintohismouth.Isitafatalityinme，thateverythingItouchturnsintoaLye?Ionce"

edtwoLinesfromatranslationofDante，whichHazlittverygreatlyadmired，and"

edinaBookasproofofthestupendouspowerofthatpoet，butnosuchlinesaretobefoundinthetranslation，whichhasbeensearchedforthepurpose.Imusthavedreamedthem，forIamquitecertainIdidnotforgethemknowingly.WhatamisfortunetohaveaLyingmemory.—Yes，IhaveseenMissColeridge，andwishIhadjustsucha—daughter.Godloveher—tothinkthatsheshouldhavehadtotoilthrofiveoctavosofthatcursed（IforgetIwritetoaQuaker）AbbeyponyHistory，andthentoabridgethemto3，andallfor￡113.Atheryears，tobedoingstupidJesuitsLatinintoEnglish，whensheshouldbereadingorwritingRomances.HeavensendherUncledonotbreedherupaQuarterlyReviewer!—whichremindsme，thathehasspokenveryrespectfullyofyouinthelastnumber，whichisthenextthingtohavingaReviewalltoonesself.YourdescriptionofMr.Mitfordsplacemakesmelongforapippinandsomecarrawaysandacupofsackinhisorchard，whenthesweetsofthenightein.

Farewell.

C.LAMB.

[Inthe1694folioofGeorgeFoxsJournaltherevelationofthenamesofcreaturesoccurstwice，onceunderNottsin1647andagainunderMansfieldin1648.

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Sewell."

TheHistoryoftheRise，IncreaseandProgressoftheChristianPeoplecalledQuakers，1722.ByWilliamSewell（1654-1720）.

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InmyQuakersmeeting"

—theEliaessay（seeVol.II.）.