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“TheWorksofCharlesandMaryLamb—Volume6（.shg.tw）”

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LETTER357

CHARLESLAMBTOLEIGHHUNT

[Nodate.November，1824.]

ILLUSTREZZIMOSignor，—Ihaveobeyedyourmandatetoatittle.Iacpanythiswithavolume.ButwhathaveyoudonewiththefirstIsentyou?—haveyouswaptitwithsomelazzaroniformacaroni?orpledgeditwithagondoliererforapassage?PeradventuritheCardinalGonsalvitookafancytoit:—hisEminencehasdonemyNearnessanhonour.TisbutasteptotheVatican.Asyoujudge，myworksdonotenrichtheworkman，butIgetvatIcanforem.Theykeepdraggingmeon，apoor，wornmill-horse，intheeternalroundofthedamndmagazine;buttistheyareblind，notI.Colburn（whereIrecognisewithdelightthegayW.Honeybrenovated）haththeascendency.

IwaswiththeNovelloslastweek.Theyhavealarge，cheaphouseandgarden，withadaintylibrary（magnificent）withoutbooks.Butwhatwillmakeyoublessyourself（Iamtoooldforwonder），somethinghastouchedtherightorganinVincentioatlast.HeattendsaWesleyanchapelonKingslandGreen.Heatfirsttriedtolaughitoff—heonlywentforthesinging;buttheclovenfoot—Iretract—theLambstrotters—areatlengthapparent.MaryIsabellaattributesittoalightnessinducedbyhisheadaches.ButIthinkIseeinitalessaccidentalinfluence.MisterClarkisatperfectstaggers!thewholefabricofhisinfidelityisshaken.Hehasnoonetojoinhiminhiscoarse-insultsandindecentobstreperousnessesagainstChristianity，forHolmes（thebonnyHolmes）isgonetoSalisburytobeorganist，andIsabellaandtheClarkmakebutafeeblequorum.Thechildrenhaveallnice，neatlittleclaspedpray-books，andIhavelaidout7s.8d.inWattssHymnsforChristmaspresentsforthem.Theeldestgirlaloneholdsout;shehasbeenatBoulogne，skirtinguponthevastfocusofAtheism，andimportedbadprinciplesinpatoisFrench.Butthestrongholdsarecrumbling.N.appearsasyettohavebutaconfusednotionoftheAtonement.Itmakeshimgiddy，hesays，tothinkmuchaboutit.Butsuchgiddinessisspiritualsobriety.

Well，Byronisgone，and———isnowthebestpoetinEngland.Fillupthegaptoyourfancy.BarryCornwallhasatlastcarriedtheprettyA.S.Theyarejustinthetreacle-moon.Hopeitwontcloghiswings—gaumweusedtosayatschool.

Mary，mysister，haswornmeoutwitheightweekscoldandtoothache，heraverageplementinthewinter，anditwillnotgoaway.Sheisotherwisewell，andreadsnovelsalldaylong.Shehashadanexemptyear，agoodyear，forwhich，forgettingtheminorcalamity，sheandIaremostthankful.

Alsagerisinaflourishinghouse，withwifeandchildrenabouthim，inMecklenburgSquare—almosttoofinetovisit.

BarronFieldisehomefromSydney，butasyetIcanhearnotidingsofapension.Heisplumpandfriendly，hiswifereallyaverysuperiorwoman.Heresumesthebar.

IhavegotacquaintedwithMr.Irving，theScotchpreacher，whosefamemusthavereachedyou.HeisahumblediscipleatthefootofGamalielS.T.C.JudgehowhisownsectaristsmuststarewhenItellyouhehasdedicatedabooktoS.T.C.，acknowledgingtohavelearntmoreofthenatureofFaith，Christianity，andChristianChurch，fromhimthanfromallthemenheeverconversedwith.Heisamostamiable，sincere，modestmaninaroom，thisBoanergesinthetemple.Mrs.Montaguetoldhimthededicationwoulddohimnogood."

Thatshallbeareasonfordoingit，"

washisanswer.Judge，now，whetherthismanbeaquack.

DearH.，takethisimperfectnoteletforaletter;itlookssomuchthemorelikeconversingonnearerterms.LovetoalltheHunts，oldfriendThornton，andall.

Yoursever，C.LAMB.

[LeighHuntwasstilllivingatGenoa.ShelleyandByron，whomhehadleftEnglandtojoin，werebothdead.Lamb，Iassume，senthimasecondcopyofElia，withthisletter.

CardinalGonsalviwasErcoleGonsalvi（1757-1824），secretarytoPiusVII.andapatronofthearts.Lawrencepaintedhim.

ForthepresentstateoftheLondonMagazineseenextletter.LeighHuntcontributedtoColburnsNewMonthlyMagazine，amongotherthings，aseriesofpaperson"

TheMonths."

HuntalsocontributedanaccountoftheHoneybfamily，byHarryHoneyb.

ByMaryIsabellaLambmeantMarySabillaNovello，VincentNovelloswife.TheeldestgirlwasMaryVictoria，afterwardsthewifeofCharlesCowdenClarke，theMr.Clarkmentionedhere.Novello（nowlivingatShacklefordGreen）remainedagoodRomanCatholictotheend.HolmeswasEdwardHolmes（1797-1859），apupilofCowdenClarkesfatheratEnfieldandschoolfellowofKeats.HehadlivedwiththeNovellos，studyingmusic，andlaterbecameamusicalwriterandteacherandthebiographerofMozart.

Mrs.BarronFieldwasaMissJaneCarncroft，towhomLambaddressedsomealbumverses（seeVol.IV.ofthisedition）.LeighHuntknewofFieldsreturn，forhehadcontributedtotheNewMonthlyearlierintheyeararhymedlettertohiminwhichheweledhimhomeagain.

IrvingwasEdwardIrving（1792-1834），afterwardsthefounderoftheCatholictolicsect，thendrawingpeopletothechapelinHattonGarden，attachedtotheCaledonianAsylum.Thededication，towhichLamballudesmorethanonceinhiscorrespondence，wasthatofhiswork，ForMissionariesafterthetolicalSchool，aseriesoforationsinfourparts，…1825.Itruns:—

DEDICATION

TO

SAMUELTAYLORCOLERIDGE，ESQ.

MYDEARANDHONOUREDFRIEND，

Unknownasyouare，inthetruecharactereitherofyourmindorofyourheart，tothegreaterpartofyourcountrymen，andmisrepresentedasyourworkshavebeen，bythosewhohavetheearofthevulgar，itwillseemwonderfultomanythatIshouldmakechoiceofyou，fromthecircleofmyfriends，todedicatetoyouthesebeginningsofmythoughtsuponthemostimportantsubjectoftheseoranytimes.AndwhenIstatethereasontobe，thatyouhavebeenmoreprofitabletomyfaithinorthodoxdoctrine，tomyspiritualunderstandingoftheWordofGod，andtomyrightconceptionoftheChristianChurch，thananyorallofthemenwithwhomIhaveentertainedfriendshipandconversation，itwillperhapsstillmoreastonishthemind，andstaggerthebelief，ofthosewhohaveadopted，asonceIdidmyself，themisrepresentationswhicharepurchasedforahireandvendedforaprice，concerningyourcharacterandworks.Youhaveonlytoshutyoureartowhattheyignorantlysayofyou，andearnestlytomeditatethedeepthoughtswithwhichyouareinstinct，andgivethemasuitablebodyandformthattheymaylive，thensilentlymitthemtothegoodsenseofagesyettoe，inordertoberankedhereafteramongstthemostgiftedsagesandgreatestbenefactorsofyourcountry.Enjoyandoccupythequietwhich，aftermanytrials，theprovidenceofGodhathbestoweduponyou，inthebosomofyourfriends;andmayyoubespareduntilyouhavemadeknownthemultitudeofyourthoughts，untothosewhoatpresentvalue，orshallhereafterarisetovalue，theirworth.

Ihavepartakensomuchhighintellectualenjoymentfrombeingadmittedintothecloseandfamiliarintercoursewithwhichyouhavehonouredme，andyourmanyconversationsconcerningtherevelationsoftheChristianfaithhavebeensoprofitabletomeineverysense，asastudentandapreacheroftheGospel，asaspiritualmanandaChristianpastor，andyourhighintelligenceandgreatlearninghaveatalltimessokindlystoopedtomyignoranceandinexperience，thatnotmerelywiththeaffectionoffriendtofriend，andthehonourduefromyouthtoexperiencedage，butwiththegratitudeofadiscipletoawiseandgenerousteacher，ofananxiousinquirertothegoodmanwhohathhelpedhiminthewayoftruth，Idonowpresumetoofferyouthefirst-fruitsofmymindsinceitreceivedanewimpulsetowardstruth，andanewinsightintoitsdepths，fromlisteningtoyourdiscourse.Acceptthemingoodpart，andbeassuredthathoweverinsignificantinthemselves，theyaretheofferingofaheartwhichlovesyourheart，andofamindwhichlooksupwithreverencetoyourmind.

EDWARDIRVING.

"

OldfriendThornton"

wasLeighHuntsson，ThorntonLeighHunt，whomLambhadaddressedinversein1815as"

myfavouritechild."

Hewasnowfourteen.]