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LETTER591

CHARLESLAMBTOEDWARDANDEMMAMOXON

Nov.29th，1833.

Maryisofopinionwithme，thattwooftheseSonnetsareofahighergradethananypoetryyouhavedoneyet.TheonetoEmmaissopretty!Ihaveonlyallowedmyselftotransposeawordinthethirdline.Sacredshallitbeforanyintermeddlingofmine.Butwejointlybegthatyouwillmakefourlinesintheroomofthefourlast.Read"DarbyandJoan，"inMrs.MoxonsfirstalbuThereyoullseehowbeautifulinagethelookingbacktoyouthfulyearsinanoldcoupleis.Butitisaviolencetothefeelingstoanticipatethattimeinyouth.IhopeyouandEmmawillhavemanyaquarrelandmanyamake-up（andsheisbeautifulinreconciliation!）beforethedarkdaysshalle，inwhichyeshallsay"thereissmallfortinthe"YouhavebegunasortofcharacterofEmmainthemverysweetly;carryiton，ifyoucan，throughthelastlines.

Ilovethesonnettomyheart，andyoushallfinishit，andIllbedamndifIfurnishalinetowardsit.Somuchforthat.Thenextbestis

TOTHEOCEAN

"Yegallantwinds，ifeeryourLUSTYCHEEKS

Blewlonginglovertohismistressside，

O，puffyourloudest，spreadthecanvaswide，"

isspirited.ThelastlineIaltered，andhavere-altereditasitstood.Itiscloser.Thesetwoareyourbest.Buttakeagooddealoftimeinfinishingthefirst.HowproudshouldEmmabeofherpoets!

Perhaps"OOcean"（thoughIlikeit）istoomuchoftheopenvowels，whichPopeobjectsto."GreatOcean!"isobvious."Tosavesadthoughts"Ithinkisbetter（thoughnotgood）thanforthemindtosaveherself.ButtisanobleSonnet."St.Cloud"Ihavenofaulttofindwith.

IfIreturntheSonnets，thinkitnodisrespect;forIlookforaprintedcopy.Youhavedonebetterthanever.AndnowforareasonIdidnotnoticeemearlier.OnWednesdaytheycame，andonWednesdayIwasa-gadding.Marygavemeaholiday，andIsetofftoSnowHill.FromSnowHillIdeliberatelywasmarchingdown，withnobleHolbornbeforeme，framinginmentalcogitationamapofthedearLondoninprospect，thinkingtotraverseWardour-street，&c.，whendiabolicallyIwasinterruptedby

Heigh-ho!

LittleBarrow!—

Emmaknowshim，—andprevailedontospendthedayathissisters，wherewasanalbum，and（Omarchofintellect!）plentyofliteraryconversation，andmoreacquaintancewiththestateofmodernpoetrythanIcouldkeepupwith.Iwaspositivelydistanced.Knowlesplay，which，epiloguedbyme，layonthePIANO，alonemademeholdupmyhead.WhenIcamehomeIreadyourletter，andglimpsedatyourbeautifulsonnet，

"Fairartthemasthemorning，myyoungbride，"

anddweltuponitinaconfusedbrain，butdeterminednottoopenthemtillnextday，beinginastatenottobetoldofatChatteris.TellitnotinGath，Emma，lestthedaughterstriumph!Iamattheendofmytether.IwishyoucouldeonTuesdaywithyourfairbride.Whycantyou!Do.Wearethankfultoyoursisterforbeingoftheparty.Come，andbringasonnetonMarysbirthday.LovetothewholeMoxonry，andtellE.Ieverydaylovehermore，andmissherless.Tellhersofromherlovinguncle，asshehasletmecallmyself.Iboughtafineembossedcardyesterday，andwroteforthePawnbrokeresssalbuSheisaMissBrown，engagedtoaMr.White.Oneofthelineswas（Iforgettherest—butshehadthemattwenty-fourhoursnotice;sheisgoingouttoIndiawithherhusband）:—

"MayyourfameAndfortune，Frances，WHITENwithyourname!"

Notbadasapun.IwilexpectyoubeforetwoonTuesday.Iamwellandhappy，tellE.

[MoxonsubsequentlypublishedhisSonnets，intwoparts，oneofwhichwasdedicatedtohisbrotherandonetoWordsworth.Thereareseveraltohiswife，sothatitisdifficulttoidentifythatinwhichthelastlinesweretobealtered.Mrs.MoxonsfirstalbumwasanextractbookinwhichLambhadcopiedanumberofoldballadsandotherpoems.

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