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LETTER37

CHARLESLAMBTOROBERTSOUTHEY

Nov.3，1798.

IhavereadyourEclogue["TheWedding"]repeatedly，andcannotcallitbald，orwithoutinterest;thecastofit，andthedesignarepletelyoriginal，andmaysetpeopleuponthinking:itisaspoeticalasthesubjectrequires，whichasksnopoetry;butitisdefectiveinpathos.Thewomansownstoryisthetamestpartofit—Ishouldlikeyoutoremouldthat—ittoomuchresemblestheyoungmaidshistory:bothhadbeeninservice.Eventheomissionwouldnotinjurethepoem;afterthewords"growingwants，"youmight，notunconnectedly，introduce"lookatthatlittlechub"downto"weleone."And，decidedly，Iwouldhaveyouenditsomehowthus，

"Givethematleastthiseveningagoodmeal.

Giveshermoney.

Now，faretheewell;hereafteryouhavetaughtme

Togivesadmeaningtothevillage-bells，"&c.，

whichwouldleaveastrongerimpression（aswellasmorepleasinglyrecallthebeginningoftheEclogue），thanthepresentmon-placereferencetoabetterworld，whichthewoman"musthaveheardatchurch."Ishouldlikeyou，too，agooddealtoenlargethemoststrikingpart，asitmighthavebeen，ofthepoem—"Isitidleness?"&c.，thataffordsagoodfieldfordwellingonsicknessandinabilities，andoldage.Andyoumightalsoagooddealenrichthepiecewithapictureofacountrywedding:thewomanmightverywell，inatransientfitofoblivion，dwellupontheceremonyandcircumstancesofherownnuptialssixyearsago，thesmugnessofthebride-groom，thefeastings，thecheapmerriment，thewelings，andthesecretenvyingsofthemaidens—thendroppingallthis，recurtoherpresentlot.IdonotknowthatIcansuggestanythingelse，orthatIhavesuggestedanythingnewormaterial.

Ishallbeverygladtoseesomemorepoetry，thoughIfearyourtroubleintranscribingwillbegreaterthantheservicemyremarksmaydothe

Yoursaffectionately，

C.LAMB.

IcutmylettershortbecauseIamcalledofftobusiness.

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