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LETTER24

CHARLESLAMBTOS.T.COLERIDGE

April7th，1797.

Yourlastletterwasdatedthe10thFebruary;inityoupromisedtowriteagainthenextday.Atleast，Ididnotexpectsolong，sounfriend-like，asilence.Therewasatime，Col.，whenaremissnessofthissortinadearfriendwouldhavelainveryheavyonmymind，butlatterlyIhavebeentoofamiliarwithneglecttofeelmuchfromthesemblanceofit.Yet，tosuspectonesselfoverlookedandinthewaytooblivion，isafeelingratherhumbling;perhaps，astendingtoself-mortification，notunfavourabletothespiritualstate.Still，asyoumeanttoconfernobenefitonthesoulofyourfriend，youdonotstandquiteclearfromtheimputationofunkindliness（awordbywhichImeanthediminutiveofunkindness）.Lloydtellsmehehasbeenveryill，andwasonthepointofleavingyou.IaddressedalettertohimatBirmingham:perhapshegotitnot，andisstillwithyou，Ihopehisill-healthhasnotpreventedhisattendingtoarequestImadeinit，thathewouldwriteagainverysoontoletmeknowhowhewas.IhopetoGodpoorLloydisnotverybad，orinaverybadway.Praysatisfymeaboutthesethings.AndthenDavidHartleywasunwell;andhowisthesmallphilosopher，theminutephilosopher?andDavidsmother?Coleridge，Iamnottrifling，norarethesematter-of-fact[?course]questionsonly.Youareallverydearandprecioustome;dowhatyouwill，Col.，youmayhurtmeandvexmebyyoursilence，butyoucannotestrangemyheartfromyouall.Icannotscatterfriendship[s]likechuck-farthings，norletthemdropfromminehandlikehour-glasssand.IhavetwoorthreepeopleintheworldtowhomIammorethanindifferent，andIcantaffordtowhistlethemofftothewinds.Bytheway，Lloydmayhavetoldyouaboutmysister.ItoldhiIfnot，Ihavetakenheroutofherconfinement，andtakenaroomforheratHackney，andspendmySundays，holidays，etc.，withher.Sheboardsherself.Inonelittlehalfyearsillness，andinsuchanillnessofsuchanatureandofsuchconsequences!togetheroutintotheworldagain，withaprospectofherneverbeingsoillagain—thisistoberankednotamongthemonblessingsofProvidence.MaythatmercifulGodmaketendermyheart，andmakemeasthankful，asinmydistressIwasearnest，inmyprayers.Congratulatemeonanever-presentandnever-alienablefriendlikeher.Anddo，doinsert，ifyouhavenotlost，mydedication.Itwillhavelosthalfitsvaluebyingsolate.Ifyoureallyaregoingonwiththatvolume，Ishallbeenabledinadayortwotosendyouashortpoemtoinsert.Now，doanswerthis.Friendship，andactsoffriendship，shouldbereciprocal，andfreeastheair;afriendshouldneverbereducedtobeganalmsofhisfellow.YetIwillbeganalms;Ientreatyoutowrite，andtellmeallaboutpoorLloyd，andallofyou.Godloveandpreserveyouall.

C.LAMB.

[LloydsdomesticationwithColeridgehadbeenintermittent.ItbeganinSeptember，1796;inNovemberLloydwasveryill;inDecemberColeridgetoldMr.Lloydthathewouldretainhissonnolongeraspupilbutmerelyasalodgerandfriend;atChristmasCharlesLloydwasatBirmingham;inJanuaryhewasinLondon;inMarchhewasillagainandhisexperimentwithColeridgeended.

"Theminutephilosopher."AjokingreferencetoBishopBerkeleysAlciphron;or，TheMinutePhilosopher.

ForthededicationtowhichLambrefersseeabove.]

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