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LETTER49

CHARLESLAMBTOS.T.COLERIDGE

?Jan.23，1800.

DearColeridge，—NowIwrite，Icannotmissthisopportunityofacknowledgingtheobligationsmyself，andthereadersingeneralofthatluminouspaper，the"MorningPost，"areundertoyoufortheverynovelandexquisitemannerinwhichyoubinedpoliticalwithgrammaticalscience，inyouryesterdaysdissertationonMr.Wyndhamsunhappyposition.Itmusthavebeenthedeath-blowtothatministry.IexpectPittandGrenvilletoresign.MoreespeciallythedelicateandCottrelliangracewithwhichyouofficiated，withaferulaforawhitewand，asgentlemanushertotheword"also，"whichitseemsdidnotknowitsplace.

IexpectManningofCambridgeintownto-night—willyoufulfilyourpromiseofmeetinghimatmyhouse?Heisamanofathousand.Givemealinetosaywhatday，whetherSaturday，Sunday，Monday，&c.，andifSaraandthePhilosophercane.IamafraidifIdidnotatintervalscalluponyou，Ishouldneverseeyou.ButIforget，theaffairsofthenationengrossyourtimeandyourmind.

Farewell.C.L.

[ThefirstletterthathasbeenpreservedofthesecondperiodofLambscorrespondencewithColeridge，whichwastolastuntiltheend.

IntheMorningPostofJanuary7，1800，hadappearedthecorrespondencebetweenBuonaparteandLordGrenville，inwhichBuonapartemadeanofferofpeace.LordGrenvillesNote，itwaspointedoutintheMorningPostforJanuary16，wasreallywrittenbyWilliamWindham，SecretaryforWar，andonJanuary22appearedanarticlecloselycriticisingitsgrammar.

Hereisthepassageconcerning"also，"towhichLambparticularlyalludesalittlelaterintheletter:—

…"Thesamesystem，totheprevalenceofwhichFrancejustlyascribesallherpresentmiseries，isthatwhichhasalsoinvolvedtherestofEuropeinalonganddestructivewarfare，ofanaturelongsinceunknowntothepracticeofcivilizednations."Heretheconnectiveword"also"shouldhavefollowedtheword"Europe."Asitatpresentstands，thesentenceimpliesthatFrance，miserableasshemaybe，has，however，notbeeninvolvedinawarfare.Theword"same"isabsolutelyexpletive;andbyappearingtoreferthereadertosomeforegoingclause，itnotonlyloadsthesentence，butrendersitobscure.Theword"to"isabsurdlyusedfortheword"in."Athingmaybeunknowntopractitioners，ashumanityandsinceritymaybeunknowntothepractitionersofState-craft，andforesight，science，andharmonymayhavebeenunknowntotheplannersandpractitionersofContinentalExpeditions;buteven"cheese-paringsandcandle-ends"cannotbeknownorunknown"to"apractice!!

WindhamwasdestinedtobeattackedbyanotherstalwartinLambscircle，foritwashisspeechinoppositiontoLordErskinesCrueltytoAnimalsBillin1809thatinspiredJohnLambtowritehisfiercepamphlet（seepage434）.

"Cottrelliangrace."TheCotterellswereMastersoftheCeremoniesfrom1641to1808.

ThePhilosopherwasHartleyColeridge，agedthree，socalledafterhisgreatnamesake，DavidHartley.TheColeridgeswerenow，aswehaveseen，livingat21BuckinghamStreet，Strand.]

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