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LETTER236
CHARLESLAMBTOBARRONFIELD
Aug.31st,1817.
MydearBarren,—ThebearerofthislettersofaracrosstheseasisMr.Lawrey,whoesouttoyouasamissionary,andwhomIhavebeenstronglyimportunedtoremendtoyouasamostworthycreaturebyMr.Fenwick,averyold,honestfriendofmine,ofwhom,ifmymemorydoesnotdeceiveme,youhavehadsomeknowledgeheretoforeaseditorofthe"Statesman"—amanoftalent,andpatriotic.Ifyoucanshowhimanyfacilitiesinhisarduousundertaking,youwillobligeusmuch.Well,andhowdoesthelandofthievesuseyou?andhowdoyoupassyourtimeinyourextra-judicialintervals?Goingaboutthestreetswithalantern,likeDiogenes,lookingforanhonestman?Youmaylooklongenough,Ifancy.Dogivemesomenotionofthemannersoftheinhabitantswhereyouare.Theydontthievealldaylong,dothey?Nohumanpropertycouldstandsuchcontinuousbattery.Andwhatdotheydowhentheyantstealing?
Haveyougotatheatre?Whatpiecesareperformed?Shakespears,Isuppose—notsomuchforthepoetry,asforhishavingoncebeenindangerofleavinghiscountryonaccountofcertain"smalldeer."
Haveyoupoetsamongyou?Cursedplagiarists,Ifancy,ifyouhaveany.
Iwouldnottrustanideaorapocket-handkerchiefofmineamonge
YouarealmostpetenttoanswerLordBaconsproblem,whethera
nationofatheistscansubsisttogether.Youarepracticallyinone:—
"Sothievishtis,thattheeighthmandmentitself
Scarceseemeththeretobe."
Ouroldhonestworldgoesonwithlittleperceptiblevariation.OfcourseyouhaveheardofpoorMitchellsdeath,andthatG.DyerisoneofLordStanhopesresiduaries.Iamafraidhehasnottouchedmuchoftheresidueyet.HeispositivelyasleanasCassius.BarnesisgoingtoDemeraraorEssequibo,Iamnotquitecertainwhich.A[lsager]isturnedactor.HecameoutingenteeledyatCheltenhamthisseason,andhashopesofaLondonengagement.
Formyownhistory,Iamjustinthesamespot,doingthesamething(videlicet,littleornothing,)aswhenyouleftme;onlyIhavepositivehopesthatIshallbeabletoconquerthatinveteratehabitofsmokingwhichyoumayrememberIindulgedin.Ithinkofmakingabeginningthisevening,viz.,Sunday31stAugust,1817,notWednesday,2ndFeb.,1818,asitwillbeperhapswhenyoureadthisforthefirsttime.Thereisthedifficultyofwritingfromoneendoftheglobe(hemispheresIcallem)toanother!Why,halfthetruthsIhavesentyouinthisletterwillbeeliesbeforetheyreachyou,andsomeofthelies(whichIhavemixedforvarietyssake,andtoexerciseyourjudgmentinthefindingofthemout)maybeturnedintosadrealitiesbeforeyoushallbecalledupontodetecttheSucharethedefectsofgoingbydifferentchronologies.Yournowisnotmynow;andagain,yourthenisnotmythen;butmynowmaybeyourthen,andviceversá.Whoseheadispetenttothesethings?
HowdoesMrs.Fieldgetoninhergeography?Doessheknowwheresheisbythistime?Iamnotsuresometimesyouarenotinanotherplanet;butthenIdontliketoaskCapt.Burney,oranyofthosethatknowanythingaboutit,forfearofexposingmyignorance.
Ourkindestremembrances,however,toMrs.F.,ifshewillacceptofreminiscencesfromanotherplanet,oratleastanotherhemisphere.
C.L.
[ThisisLambsfirstletterthathasbeenpreservedtoBarronField.BarronField(1786-1846)wasalawyer,asonofHenryField,apothecarytoChristsHospital,andbrotherofafellow-clerkofLambsintheIndiaHouse.HehadalsobeenacontributortoLeighHuntsReflectorin1810-1812.FieldwasappointedJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales,whitherhesailedin1816,reachingSydneyinFebruary,1817.HiswifewasaMissJaneCarncroft.
ThisletterformsthegroundworkofLambsEliaessayon"DistantCorrespondents"(seeVol.II.),whichmaybereadwithitasanexampleofthedifferenceinrichnessbetweenLambsepistolaryandfinishedliterarystyle.
"Sothievishtis…"AperversionofColeridgeslines,inThe
AncientMariner:—
Solonelytwas,thatGodhimself
Scarceseemedtheretobe.
"PoorMitchellsdeath."Thismayhavebeenoneoftheliesreferredtoalittlelower.Ifso,ThomasMitchell(1783-1845)wasprobablyintended,ashehadbeenatChristsHospital,andwasafriendofLeighHunts,andmightthushaveknownLambandField.HetranslatedAristophanes.TheonlyMitchellofanyimportancewhodiedin1817wasColonelMitchell,whomandedabrigadeatWaterloo;butLambwouldhardlyknowanythingofhi
GeorgeDyer,whohadbeentutorinthefamilyofthethirdEarlofStanhope(CitizenStanhope),wasoneofthetenexecutorstowhomthatpeersestatewasleft,afterpayingafewlegacies.AmongthemwasanotherofLambsacquaintances,JosephJekyll,mentionedintheEliaessayontheOldBenchers.Dyerrepudiatedtheoffice,buttheheirpersuadedhimtoacceptanannuity.
ThomasBarnes(1785-1841),anotheroldChristsHospitaller,andacontributortoTheReflector,becameeditorofTheTimesin1817.Hisprojectedjourneywasoneofthe"lies";nordidAlsager,anotherTimesman,whomwehavealreadymet,turnactor.]
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