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LETTER101

CHARLESLAMBTOS.T.COLERIDGE

Oct.23rd，1802.

YourkindofferIwillnotasecondtimerefuse.YoushallsendmeapacketandIwilldothemintoEnglishwithgreatcare.IsnotthereoneaboutWTell，andwouldnotthatinthepresentstateofdiscussionsbelikelytotell?TheEpigramsImeantaretobefoundattheendofHarringtonsTranslationofOrlandoFurioso:ifyoucouldgetthebook，theywouldsomeofthemansweryourpurposetomodernize.Ifyoucant，IfancyIcan.BaxtersHolyCommonwealthIhaveluckilymetwith，andwhenIhavesentit，youshallifyoupleaseconsideryourselfindebtedtome3s.6d.thecostofit:especiallyasIpurchaseditafteryoursolemninjunctions.Theplaincasewithregardtomypresents（whichyouseemsotoshrinkfrom）isthatIhavenotatallaffectedthecharacterofaDONOR，orthoughtofviolatingyoursacredLawofGiveandTake:butIhavebeentakingandpartakingthegoodthingsofyourHouse（whenIknowyouwerenotover-abounding）andInowgiveuntoyouofmine;andbythegraceofGodIhappentobemyselfalittlesuper-abundantatpresent.IexpectIshallbeabletosendyoumyfinalparcelinaboutaweek:bythattimeIshallhavegonethroallMiltonsLatinWorks.TherewillewithittheHolyCommonwealth，andtheidenticalNorthAmericanBiblewhichyouhelpedtodogsearatXts.—IcalldatHowellsforyourlittleMilton，andalsotofetchawaytheWhiteCrossStreetLibraryBooks，whichIhavenotforgot:butyourbookswerenotinastatetobegotatthen，andMrs.H.istoletmeknowwhenshepacksup.Theywillbesentbysea;andmylittlepr?cursorwilletoyoubytheWhitehavenwaggonacpaniedwithpens，penknife&c.—Mrs.Howellwasasusualverycivil;andaskedwithgreatearnestness，ifitwerelikelyyouwouldetoTowninthewinter.Shehasafriendlyeyeuponyou.

Ireaddailyyourpoliticalessays.Iwasparticularlypleasedwith"OnceaJacobin:"thoughtheargumentisobviousenough，thestylewaslessswellingthanyourthingssometimesare，anditwasplausibleadpopuluAvesselhasjustarrivedfromJamaicawiththenewsofpoorSamLeGricesdeath.HediedatJamaicaoftheyellowfever.Hiscoursewasrapidandhehadbeenveryfoolish;butIbelievetherewasmoreofkindnessandwarmthinhimthaninalmostanyotherofourschoolfellows.TheannualmeetingoftheBluesisto-morrow，attheLondonTavern，wherepoorSammydinedwiththemtwoyearsago，andattractedthenoticeofallbythesingularfoppishnessofhisdress.Whenmengooffthestagesoearly，itscarceseemsanoticeablethingintheirepitaphs，whethertheyhadbeenwiseorsillyintheirlifetime.

IamgladthesnuffandPi-possBooksplease."GoodyTwoShoes"isalmostoutofprint.Mrs.Barbauldsstuffhasbanishedalltheoldclassicsofthenursery;andtheshopmanatNewberyshardlydeignedtoreachthemoffanoldexplodedcornerofashelf，whenMaryaskedfortheMrs.B.sandMrs.Trimmersnonsenselayinpilesabout.KnowledgeinsignificantandvapidasMrs.B.sbooksconvey，itseems，mustetoachildintheshapeofknowledge，andhisemptynoddlemustbeturnedwithconceitofhisownpowerswhenhehaslearntthataHorseisananimal，andBillyisbetterthanaHorse，andsuchlike;insteadofthatbeautifulInterestinwildtaleswhichmadethechildaman，whileallthetimehesuspectedhimselftobenobiggerthanachild.SciencehassucceededtoPoetrynolessinthelittlewalksofchildrenthanwithmen.Istherenopossibilityofavertingthissoreevil?Thinkwhatyouwouldhavebeennow，ifinsteadofbeingfedwithTalesandoldwivesfablesinchildhood，youhadbeencrammedwithgeographyandnaturalhistory?

Damnthem!—ImeanthecursedBarbauldCrew，thoseBlightsandBlastsofallthatisHumaninmanandchild.

AstotheTranslations，letmedotwoorthreehundredlines，andthendoyoutrytheNostrumsuponStuartinanywayyouplease.IftheygodownIwillbraymore.Infact，ifIgotorcouldbutget50l.ayearonly，inadditiontowhatIhave，Ishouldliveinaffluence.

Haveyouanticipatedit，orcouldnotyougiveaParallelofBonapartewithCromwell，particularlyastothecontrastintheirdeedsaffectingforeignstates?CromwellsinterferencefortheAlbigenses，B[uonaparte]sagainsttheSwiss.ThenReligionwouldein;andMiltonandyoucouldrantaboutourcountrymenofthatperiod.Thisisahastysuggestion，themorehastybecauseIwantmySupper.IhavejustfinishedChapmansHomer.Didyoueverreadit?—ithasmostthecontinuouspowerofinterestingyouallalong，likearapidoriginal，ofany，andintheunmonexcellenceofthemorefinishedpartsgoesbeyondFairfaxoranyofeThemetreisfourteensyllables，andcapableofallsweetnessandgrandeur.CowpersdamndblankversedetainsyoueverystepwithsomeheavyMiltonism;Chapmangallopsoffwithyouhisownfreepace.Takeasimileforanexample.Thecouncilbreaksup—

"Beingabroad，theearthwasoverlaid

Withflockerstothem，thatcameforth;aswhenoffrequentbees

Swarmsriseoutofahollowrock，repairingthedegrees

Oftheiregressionendlessly，witheverrisingnew

Fromforththeirsweetnest;astheirstore，stillasitfaded，grew，

Andneverwouldceasesendingforthherclusterstothespring，

Theystillcrowdoutso:thisflockhere，thatthere，belabouring

Theloadedflowers.So，"&c.&c.

[Iliad，BookII.，70-77.]

Whatendlessegressionofphrasesthedogmands!

Takeanother:Agamemnonwounded，bearinghiswoundheroicallyforthesakeofthearmy（lookbelow）toawomaninlabour.

"He，withhislance，sword，mightystones，pouredhisheroicwreak

Onothersquadronsofthefoe，whilesyetwarmblooddidbreak

Throhiscleftveins:butwhenthewoundwasquiteexhaustandcrude，

Theeageranguishdidapprovehisprincelyfortitude.

Aswhenmostsharpandbitterpangsdistractalabouringdame，

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