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LETTER185

CHARLESLAMBTOTHOMASMANNING

Jan.2nd，1810.

Marysendsherlove.

DearManning，—WhenIlastwrotetoyou，Iwasinlodgings.Iamnowinchambers，No.4，InnerTempleLane，whereIshouldbehappytoseeyouanyevening.Bringanyofyourfriends，theMandarins，withyou.Ihavetwositting-rooms:Icallthemsoparexcellence，foryoumaystand，orloll，orlean，ortryanypostureinthem;buttheyarebestforsitting;notsquattingdownJapanesefashion，butthemoredecoroususeofthepost——swhichEuropeanusagehasconsecrated.Ihavetwooftheseroomsonthethirdfloor，andfivesleeping，cooking，&c.，rooms，onthefourthfloor.InmybestroomisachoicecollectionoftheworksofHogarth，anEnglishpainterofsomehumour.Inmynextbestareshelvescontainingasmallbutwell-chosenlibrary.Mybestroommandsacourt，inwhichtherearetreesandapump，thewaterofwhichisexcellent—coldwithbrandy，andnotveryinsipidwithout.HereIhopetosetupmyrest，andnotquittillMr.Powell，theundertaker，givesmenoticethatImayhavepossessionofmylastlodging.Heletslodgingsforsinglegentlemen.Isentyouaparcelofbooksbymylast，togiveyousomeideaofthestateofEuropeanliterature.Thereeswiththistwovolumes，doneupasletters，ofminorpoetry，asequelto"Mrs.Leicester;"thebestyoumaysupposemine;thenextbestaremycoadjutors;youmayamuseyourselfinguessingthemout;butImusttellyouminearebutone-thirdinquantityofthewhole.Somuchforaverydelicatesubject.Itishardtospeakofonesself，&c.HolcrofthadfinishedhislifewhenIwrotetoyou，andHazlitthassincefinishedhislife—Idonotmeanhisownlife，buthehasfinishedalifeofHolcroft，whichisgoingtopress.TuthillisDr.Tuthill.IcontinueMr.Lamb.Ihavepublishedalittlebookforchildrenontitlesofhonour:andtogivethemsomeideaofthedifferenceofrankandgradualrising，Ihavemadealittlescale，supposingmyselftoreceivethefollowingvariousaccessionsofdignityfromtheking，whoisthefountainofhonour—Asatfirst，1，Mr.C.Lamb;2，C.Lamb，Esq.;3，SirC.Lamb，Bart.;4，BaronLambofStamford;5，ViscountLamb;6，EarlLamb;7，MarquisLamb;8，DukeLamb.Itwouldlooklikequibblingtocarryitonfurther，andespeciallyasitisnotnecessaryforchildrentogobeyondtheordinarytitlesofsub-regaldignityinourowncountry，otherwiseIhavesometimesinmydreamsimaginedmyselfstilladvancing，as9th，KingLamb;10th，EmperorLamb;11th，PopeInnocent，higherthanwhichisnothingbuttheLambofGod.PunsIhavenotmademany（norpunchmuch），sincethedateofmylast;oneIcannothelprelating.AconstableinSalisburyCathedralwastellingmethateightpeopledinedatthetopofthespireofthecathedral;uponwhichIremarked，thattheymustbeverysharp-set.ButingeneralIcultivatethereasoningpartofmymindmorethantheimaginative.DoyouknowKate*********.Iamstuffedoutsowitheatingturkeyfordinner，andanotherturkeyforsupperyesterday（turkeyinEuropeandturkeyinAsia），thatIcantjogon.ItisNew-Yearhere.Thatis，itwasNew-Yearhalfa-yearback，whenIwaswritingthis.Nothingpuzzlesmemorethantimeandspace，andyetnothingpuzzlesmeless，forIneverthinkabouttheMissKnapisturnedmidwife.Neverhavinghadachildherself，shecantdrawanywronganalogiesfromherowncase.Dr.StoddarthashadTwins.TherewasfiveshillingstopaytheNurse.Mrs.GodwinwasimpannelledonajuryofMatronslastSessions.Shesavedacriminalslifebygivingitasheropinionthat——.TheJudgelistenedtoherwiththegreatestdeference.ThePersianambassadoristheprincipalthingtalkedofnow.IsentsomepeopletoseehimworshipthesunonPrimroseHillathalfpastsixinthemorning，28thNovember;buthedidnote，whichmakesmethinktheoldfire-worshippersareasectalmostextinctinPersia.HaveyoutrampledontheCrossyet?

ThePersianambassadorsnameisShawAliMirza.ThemonpeoplecallhimShawNonsense.WhileIthinkofit，IhaveputthreelettersbesidesmyownthreeintotheIndiapostforyou，fromyourbrother，sister，andsomegentlemanwhosenameIforget.Willthey，havethey，didthey，esafe?Thedistanceyouareat，cutsuptensesbytheroot.IthinkyousaidyoudidnotknowKate*********，Iexpressherbyninestars，thoughsheisbutone，butifeveronestardifferedfromanotheringlory—.Youmusthaveseenheratherfathers.Tryandrememberher.Coleridgeisbringingoutapaperinweeklynumbers，calledthe"Friend，"whichIwouldsend，ifIcould;butthedifficultyIhadingettingthepacketsofbooksouttoyoubeforedetersme;andyoullwantsomethingnewtoreadwhenyouehome.ItischieflyintendedtopuffoffWordsworthspoetry;buttherearesomenoblethingsinitbytheby.ExceptKate，Ihavehadnovisionofexcellencethisyear，andshepassedbylikethequeenonhercoronationday;youdontknowwhetheryousawherornot.Kateisfifteen:Igoaboutmoping，andsingtheoldpatheticballadIusedtolikeinmyyouth—

"ShessweetFifteen，

Imoneyearmore."

Mrs.BlandsungitinboysclothesthefirsttimeIheardit.IsometimesthinkthelowernotesinmyvoicearelikeMrs.Elands.ThatglorioussingerBraham，oneofmylights，isfled.Hewasforaseason.HewasararepositionoftheJew，thegentleman，andtheangel，yetalltheseelementsmixedupsokindlyinhim，thatyoucouldnottellwhichpredominated;butheisgone，andonePhillipsisengagedinstead.Kateisvanished，butMissB******isalwaystobemetwith!

"Queensdropaway，whileblue-leggdMaukinthrives;

AndcourtlyMildreddieswhilecountryMadgesurvives."

Thatisnotmypoetry，butQuarless;buthaventyouobservedthattherarestthingsaretheleastobvious?Dontshowanybodythenamesinthisletter.Iwriteconfidentially，andwishthislettertobeconsideredasprivate.HazlitthaswrittenagrammarforGodwin;Godwinsellsitboundupwithatreatiseofhisownonlanguage，butthegreymareisthebetterhorse.IdontalludetoMrs.Godwin，buttothewordgrammar，whichesneartogreymare，ifyouobserve，insound.ThatfigureiscalledparanomasiainGreek.Iamsometimeshappyinit.Anoldwomanbeggedofmeforcharity."Ah!sir，"saidshe，"Ihaveseenbetterdays;""SohaveI，goodwoman，"Ireplied;butImeantliterally，daysnotsorainyandovercastasthatonwhichshebegged:shemeantmoreprosperousdays.Mr.DaweismadeassociateoftheRoyalAcademy.BywhatlawofassociationIcantguess.Mrs.Holcroft，MissHolcroft，Mr.andMrs.Godwin，Mr.andMrs.Hazlitt，Mrs.MartinandLouisa，Mrs.Lum，Capt.Burney，Mrs.Burney，MartinBurney，Mr.Rickman，Mrs.Rickman，Dr.Stoddart，WilliamDollin，Mr.Thompson，Mr.andMrs.Norris，Mr.Fenwick，Mrs.Fenwick，MissFenwick，amanthatsawyouatourhouseoneday，andaladythatheardmespeakofyou;Mrs.BuffamthatheardHazlittmentionyou，Dr.Tuthill，Mrs.Tuthill，ColonelHarwood，Mrs.Harwood，Mr.Collier，Mrs.Collier，Mr.Sutton，Nurse，Mr.Fell，Mrs.Fell，Mr.Marshall，areverywell，andoccasionallyinquireafteryou.[Restcutaway.]

["Ihavepublishedalittlebook."Thiswas，ofcourse，aninvention.IntheEliaessayon"PoorRelations"LambsaysthathisfathersboyhoodwasspentatLincoln，andinSusanYatesstoryinMrs.LeicestersSchoolweseetheLincolnshirefens，butofthehistoryofthefamilyweknownothing，IfancyStamfordisatruetouch.

"ThePersianambassador."AportraitofthissplendidpersonispreservedattheIndiaOffice.LeighHuntsaysthatDyerwasamongthepilgrimstoPrimroseHill.

"Kate*********."Ihavenotidentifiedthisyounglady.

"Theoldpatheticballad."Ihavenotfoundthis.

"Mrs.Bland."MariaTheresaBland（1769-1838），aJewess，andamezzo-sopranofamousinsimpleballads，whowasconnectedwithDruryLaneformanyyears.

"Brahamisfled."BrahamdidnotsinginLondonin1810，butjoinedMrs.Billingtoninalongprovincialtour.PhillipswasThomasPhilipps（1774-1841），singerandposer.

"MissB******."MissBurrell.SeenotetoletterofFeb.18，1818.

"Notmypoetry，butQuarless."In"AnElegie，"Stanza16.Lambdoesnot"equitecorrectly.

"Hazlittsgrammar."ANewandImprovedGrammaroftheEnglishTongue

…ByWilliamHazlitt，towhichisaddedANewGuidetotheEnglish

TonguebyE[dward]Baldwin（WilliamGodwin）.PublishedbyM.J.Godwin.

1810.

"Awomanbeggedofme."LambtoldthisstoryattheendofhisEliaessay"AComplaintoftheDecayofBeggars，"intheLondonMagazine，June，1822，butthepassagewasnotreprintedinbookforSeeVol.II.ofthisedition.

GeorgeDawewasmadeA.R.A.in1809，notR.A.until1814.

OfthefriendsonLambslistwehavealreadymetseveral.Mr.andMrs.

NorrisweretheRandalNorrises.Dr.StoddarthavingleftMaltawasnow

practisinginDoctorsCommons.Mr.andMrs.CollierweretheJohnDyer

Colliers，theparentsofJohnPayneCollier，whointroducedLambto

HenryCrabbRobinson.BothCollierswerejournalists.Thompsonmaybe

MarmadukeThompsonofChristsHospital.WemeetsomeBuffamslater，in

theMoxoncorrespondence.Mr.MarshallwasGodwinsfriend.OfMrs.Lum，

Mr.Dollin，ColonelandMrs.Harwood，andMr.Sutton，Iknownothing.]

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