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LETTER67

CHARLESLAMBTOTHOMASMANNING

[P.M.August28，1800.]

GeorgeDyerisanArchimedes，andanArchimagus，andaTychoBrahé，andaCopernicus;andthouartthedarlingoftheNine，andmidwifetotheirwanderingbabealso!WetaketeawiththatlearnedpoetandcriticonTuesdaynight，athalf-pastfive，inhisneatlibrary;therepastwillbelightandAttic，withcriticisIfthoucouldstcontrivetowheelupthydearcarcaseontheMonday，andafterdiningwithusontripe，calveskidneys，orwhateverelsetheCornucopiaofSt.Claremaybewillingtopouroutontheoccasion，mightwenotadjourntogethertotheHeathens—thouwiththyBlackBacksandIwithsomeinnocentvolumeoftheBellLetters—Shenstone，orthelike?Itwouldmakehimwashhisoldflannelgown（thathasnotbeenwashedtomyknowledgesinceithasbeenhis—Ohthelongtime!）withtearsofjoy.Thoushouldstsettlehisscruplesandunravelhiscobwebs，andspongeoffthesadstuffthatweighsuponhisdearwoundedpiamater;thoushouldstrestorelighttohiseyes，andhimtohisfriendsandthepublic;Parnassusshouldshowerherciviccrownsupontheeforsavingthewitsofacitizen!IthoughtIsawalucidintervalinGeorgetheothernight—hebrokeinuponmystudiesjustattea-time，andbroughtwithhimDr.Anderson，anoldgentlemanwhotieshisbreecheskneeswithpackthread，andboaststhathehasbeendisappointedbyministers.TheDoctorwantedtoseeme;for，IbeingaPoet，hethoughtImightfurnishhimwithacopyofversestosuithis"AgriculturalMagazine."TheDoctor，inthecourseoftheconversation，mentionedapoemcalled"Epigoniad"byoneWilkie，anepicpoem，inwhichthereisnotonetolerablegoodlineallthrough，buteveryincidentandspeechborrowedfromHomer.Georgehadbeensittinginattentiveseeminglytowhatwasgoingon—hatchingofnegativequantities—when，suddenly，thenameofhisoldfriendHomerstunghispericranicks，and，jumpingup，hebeggedtoknowwherehecouldmeetwithWilkieswork."Itwasacuriousfactthatthereshouldbesuchanepicpoemandhenotknowofit;andhemustgetacopyofit，ashewasgoingtotouchprettydeeplyuponthesubjectoftheEpic—andhewassuretheremustbesomethingsgoodinapoemof1400lines!"Iwaspleasedwiththistransientreturnofhisreasonandrecurrencetohisoldwaysofthinking:itgavemegreathopesofarecovery，whichnothingbutyourbookcanpletelyinsure.PrayeonMondayifyoucan，andstayyourowntime.Ihaveagoodlargeroom，withtwobedsinit，inthehandsomestofwhichthoushaltreposea-nights，anddreamofSpheroides.IhopeyouwillunderstandbythenonsenseofthisletterthatIamnotmelancholyatthethoughtsofthying:Ithoughtitnecessarytoaddthis，becauseyouloveprecision.TakenoticethatourstayatDyerswillnotexceedeightoclock，afterwhichourpursuitswillbeourown.ButindeedIthinkalittlerecreationamongtheBellLettersandpoetrywilldoyousomeserviceintheintervalofsevererstudies.IhopeweshallfullydiscusswithGeorgeDyerwhatIhaveneveryethearddonetomysatisfaction，thereasonofDr.JohnsonsmalevolentstricturesonthehigherspeciesoftheOde.

["ThyBlackBack"—ManningsAlgebra.

Dr.AndersonwasJamesAnderson（1739-1808），theeditor，atthattime，ofRecreationsinAgriculture，NaturalHistory，Arts，andMiscellaneousHistory，publishedinmonthlyparts.Lambgavehimacopyofverses—threeextractsfromJohnWoodvilwhichwereprintedinthenumberforNovember，1800，asbeing"fromanunpublisheddramabyC.Lamb."Theywerethe"DescriptionofaForestLife，""TheGeneralLover"（"Whatisityoulove?"）and"FragmentorDialogue，"betterknownas"TheDyingLover."Allhaveslightvariationsfromotherversions.Themoststrikingistheepithet"lubbarbandsofsleep，"insteadof"lazybandsofsleep，"inthe"DescriptionofaForestLife."

WilkiewasWilliamWilkie（1721-1772），the"ScottishHomer，"whoseEpigoniadinninebooks，basedonthefourthbookoftheIliad，waspublishedin1757.]

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