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LETTER26

CHARLESLAMBTOS.T.COLERIDGE

[Tuesday,]June13th,1797.

Istaredwithwildwondermenttoseethywell-knownhandagain.Itrevivedmanyapleasingrecollectionofanepistolaryintercourse,oflatestrangelysuspended,oncetheprideofmylife.BeforeIevenopenedthyletter,Ifiguredtomyselfasortofplacencywhichmylittlehoardathomewouldfeelatreceivingthenew-erintothelittledrawerwhereIkeepmytreasuresofthiskind.Youhavedonewellinwritingtome.Thelittleroom(wasitnotalittleone?)attheSalutationwasalreadyinthewayofbeingafadingidea!ithadbeguntobeclassedinmymemorywiththose"wanderingswithafairhairdmaid,"intherecollectionofwhichIfeelIhavenoproperty.Youpressme,verykindlydoyoupressme,toetoStowey;obstacles,strongasdeath,preventmeatpresent;maybeIshallbeabletoebeforetheyearisout;believeme,IwilleassoonasIcan,butIdreadnamingaprobabletime.Itdependsonfiftythings,besidestheexpense,whichisnotnothing.Lloydwantsmetoeandseehim;but,besidesthatyouhaveapriorclaimonme,Ishouldnotfeelmyselfsomuchathomewithhim,tillhegetsahouseofhisown.AstoRichardson,capricemaygrantwhatcapriceonlyrefused,anditisnomorehardship,rightlyconsidered,tobedependentonhimforpleasure,thantolieatthemercyoftherainandsunshinefortheenjoymentofaholiday:ineithercasewearenottolookforasuspensionofthelawsofnature."GrillwillbeGrill."VideSpenser.

IcouldnotbutsmileatthepromiseyoumakewithmeforprintingLloydspoemsfirst;butthereis[are]innature,Ifear,toomanytendenciestoenvyandjealousynottojustifyyouinyourapology.Yet,ifanyoneisweletopre-eminencefromme,itisLloyd,forhewouldbethelasttodesireit.Sopray,lethisnameuniformlyprecedemine,foritwouldbetreatingmelikeachildtosupposeitcouldgivemepain.Yet,alas!Iamnotinsusceptibleofthebadpassions.ThankGod,IhavetheingenuousnesstobeashamedoftheIamdearlyfondofCharlesLloyd;heisallgoodness,andIhavetoomuchoftheworldinmypositiontofeelmyselfthoroughlydeservingofhisfriendship.

LloydtellsmethatSheridanputyouuponwritingyourtragedy.IhopeyouareonlyColeridgeizingwhenyoutalkoffinishingitinafewdays.Shakspearewasamoremodestman;butyoubestknowyourownpower.

Ofmylastpoemyouspeakslightingly;surelythelongerstanzaswereprettytolerable;atleasttherewasonegoodlineinit,

"Thick-shadedtrees,withdarkgreenleafrichclad."

Toadoptyourownexpression,Icallthisa"rich"line,afinefullline.AndsomeothersIthoughtevenbeautiful.Believeme,mylittlegentlemanwillfeelsomerepugnanceatridingbehindinthebasket;though,Iconfess,inprettygoodpany.Yourpictureofidiocy,withthesugar-loafhead,isexquisite;butareyounottoosevereuponourmorefavouredbrethreninfatuity?Lloydtellsmehowillyourwifeandchildhavebeen.Irejoicethattheyarebetter.Mykindestremembrancesandthoseofmysister.Isendyouatriflingletter;butyouhaveonlytothinkthatIhavebeenskimmingthesuperficiesofmymind,andfounditonlyfroth.Now,dowriteagain;youcannotbelievehowIlongandlovealwaystohearaboutyou.Yours,mostaffectionately,

CHARLESLAMB.

MondayNight.

["LittledrawerwhereIkeep…"Lambsoonlostthehabitofkeepinganyletters,exceptMannings.

"Wanderingswithafair-hairdmaid."Lambsownline.Seesonnet"edabove.

LambsvisittoStoweywasmadeinJuly,asweshallsee.

"GrillwillbeGrill."SeetheFaerieQueene,BookII.,Canto12,

Stanzas86and87."LetGryllbeGryll"istherighttext.

Lloydhadjoinedthepoeticalpartnership,andhispoemsweretoprecedeLambsinthe1797volume."Lloydsconnections,"ColeridgehadwrittentoCottle,"willtakeoffagreatmany[copies],morethanahundred."

Coleridgestragedywas"Osorio,"ofwhichwehearfirstinMarch,1797,whenColeridgetellsCottlethatSheridanhasaskedhimtowriteaplayforDruryLane.ItwasfinishedinOctober,andrejected.In1813,muchaltered,itwasperformedunderitsnewtitle,"Remorse,"andpublishedinbookforLambwrotethePrologue.

The"lastpoem"ofwhichLambspeakswas"TheVisionofRepentance."Thegoodlinewasalteredto—

"Widebranchingtrees,withdarkgreenleafrichclad,"

whenthepoemappearedintheAppendix("thebasket,"asLambcallsit)ofthe1797volume.

"Yourpictureofidiocy."CompareS.T.ColeridgetoThomasPoole,dated"GretaHall,Oct.5,1801"(ThomasPooleandHisFriends):"Wepassedapoorideotboy,whoexactlyansweredmydescription;he

"Stoodinthesun,rockinghissugar-loafhead,

Andstaringataboughfrommorntosunset,

See-sawedhisvoiceininarticulatenoises."

Seethispassage,muchaltered,in"Remorse,"II.,I,186-191.Thelinesdonotoccurin"Osorio,"yetthey,orsomethinglikethem,musthavebeencopiedoutbyColeridgeforLambinJune,1797.]

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