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LETTER190

CHARLESLAMBTOWILLIAMWORDSWORTH

Friday，19Oct.，1810.E.I.Ho.

DrW.—IforwardedtheLetterwhichyousenttome，withoutopeningit，toyourSisteratBinfield.Shehasreturnedittome，andbegsmetotellyouthatsheintendsreturningfromB.onMondayorTuesdaynext，whenPriscillaleavesit，andthatitwasherearnestwishtospendanotherweekwithusinLondon，butsheawaitsanotherLetterfromhometodetermineher.IcanonlysaythatsheappearedsomuchpleasedwithLondon，andthatsheissolittlelikelytoseeitagainforalongtime，thatifyoucanspareher，itwillbealmostapitynot.Butdoubtlessshewillhaveheardagainfromyou，beforeIcangetareplytothisLetter&whatshenexthearsshesayswillbedecisive.Ifwanted，shewillsetoutimmediatelyfromLondon.MaryhasbeenveryillwhichyouhaveheardIsupposefromtheMontagues.Sheisveryweakandlowspiritednow.IwasmuchpleasedwithyourcontinuationoftheEssayonEpitaphs.Itistheonlysensiblethingwhichhasbeenwrittenonthatsubject&itgoestotheBottoInparticularIwaspleasedwithyourTranslationofthatTurgidEpitaphintotheplainfeelingunderit.ItisperfectlyaTest.ButwhatisthereasonwehavesofewgoodEpitaphsafterall?

AverystrikinginstanceofyourpositionmightbefoundintheChurchyardofDittonuponThames，ifyouknowsuchaplace.DittonuponThameshasbeenblessedbytheresidenceofaPoet，whoforLoveorMoney，Idonotwellknowwhich，hasdignifiedeverygravestoneforthelastfewyearswithbrannewverses，alldifferent，andallingenious，withtheAuthorsnameattheBottomofeach.ThesweetSwanofThameshasartfullydiversifiedhisstrains&hisrhymes，thatthesamethoughtneveroccurstwice.Morejustlyperhaps，asnothoughteveroccursatall，therewasaphysicalimpossibilitythatthesamethoughtshouldrecur.ItislongsinceIsawandreadtheseinscriptions，butIremembertheimpressionwasofasmugUsherathisdesk，intheintervalsofinstructionlevellinghispen.OfDeathasitconsistsofdustandwormsandmournersanduncertaintyhehadneverthought，buttheworddeathhehadoftenseenseparate&conjunctwithotherwords，tillhehadlearnedtoskillofallitsattributesasgliblyasUnitarianBelshamwilldiscussyoutheattributesofthewordGod，inaPulpit，andwilltalkofinfinitywithatonguethatdanglesfromascullthatneverreachedinthoughtandthoroughimaginationtwoinches，orfurtherthanfromhishandtohismouth，orfromthevestrytotheSoundingBoard.[Butthe]epitaphsweretrimandsprag&patent，&pleasedthesurvivorsofThamesDittonabovetheoldmumpsimusofAfflictionsSore.

Todojusticethough，itmustbeownedthateventheexcellentFeelingwhichdictatedthisDirgewhennew，musthavesufferedsomethinginpassingthrosomanythousandapplications，manyofthemnodoubtquitemisplaced，asIhaveseeninIslingtonChurchyd（Ithink）anEpitaphtoanInfantwhodied?tatis4months，withthisseasonableinscriptionappended，HonorthyFathr.andMothr.thatthydaysmaybelongintheLand&c.—Sincerelywishingyourchildrenbetter[wordscutoutwithsignature].

[Binfield，nearWindsor，wasthehomeofDorothyWordsworthsuncle，Dr.

Cookson，CanonofWindsor.

Priscilla，nèeLloyd，asisterofCharlesLloyd，hadmarried

ChristopherWordsworth，afterwardsMasterofTrinity，in1804.

Wordsworths"EssayonEpitaphs"wasprintedinpartinTheFriend，February22，1810.FortheremainderseeWordsworthsWorks，PartII.beganwithareferencetoRosamundGray.I"ethepassagecontainingtheturgidexample.

Letusreturntoaninstanceofmonlife.I"eitwithreluctance，notsomuchforitsabsurdityasthattheexpressioninoneplacewillstrikeatfirstsightaslittlelessthanimpious;anditisindeed，thoughunintentionallyso，mostirreverent.ButIknownootherexamplethatwillsoforciblyillustratetheimportanttruthIwishtoestablish.Thefollowingepitaphistobefoundinachurch-yardinWestmoreland;whichthepresentWriterhasreasontothinkofwithinterestasitcontainstheremainsofsomeofhisancestorsandkindred.Thedateis1673.

"UnderthisStone，Reader，interddothlye，

BeautyandVirtuestrueepitomy.

Atherappearancethenoone-son

Blushdandshrunkincausequiteoutdon.

Inherconcentereddidallgracesdwell:

GodpluckdmyrosethatHemighttakeasmel.

Illsaynomore:butweepingwishImay

Soonewiththydearchasteashestolay.

SicefflevitMaritus."

Cananythinggobeyondthisinextravagance?yet，ifthefundamentalthoughtsbetranslatedintoanaturalstyle，theywillbefoundreasonableandaffecting—"Thewomanwholieshereinterred，wasinmyeyesaperfectimageofbeautyandvirtue;shewastomeabrighterobjectthanthesuninheaven:Godtookher，whowasmydelight，fromthisearthtobringhernearertoHimself.NothingfurtherisworthytobesaidthanthatweepingIwishsoontoliebythydearchasteashes.Thusdidthehusbandpourouthistears."

WordsworthwroteanepitaphonLamb，butitwastoolongtobeused.AfewlinesarenowonthetabletinEdmontonChurch.

Lambhadbegunhiscriticismsofchurchyardepitaphsveryearly:Talfourdtellsthat，whenquitealittleboy，afterreadinganumberofflatteringinscriptions，heaskedMaryLambwhereallthebadpeoplewereburied.]

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