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LETTER29
CHARLESLAMBTOS.T.COLERIDGE
[Nodate.ProbablyJuly19or26,1797.]
Iamscarcelyyetsoreconciledtothelossofyou,orsosubsidedintomywonteduniformityoffeeling,astositcalmlydowntothinkofyouandwritetoyou.ButIreasonmyselfintothebeliefthatthosefewandpleasantholidaysshallnothavebeenspentinvain.Ifeelimprovementintherecollectionofmanyacasualconversation.ThenamesofTomPoole,ofWordsworthandhisgoodsister,withthineandSaras,arebee"familiarinmymouthashouseholdwords."Youwouldmakemeveryhappy,ifyouthinkW.hasnoobjection,bytranscribingformethatinscriptionofhis.Ihavesomescatteredsentenceseverfloatingonmymemory,teasingmethatIcannotremembermoreofit.YoumaybelieveIwillmakenoimproperuseofit.BelievemeIcanthinknowofmanysubjectsonwhichIhadplannedgaininginformationfromyou;butIforgotmy"treasuresworth"whileIpossessedit.Yourlegisnowbeetomeamatterofmuchmoreimportance—andmanyalittlething,whichwhenIwaspresentwithyouseemedscarcetoindentmynotice,nowpressespainfullyonmyremembrance.IsthePatrioteyet?AreWordsworthandhissistergoneyet?IwaslookingoutforJohnThelwallallthewayfromBridgewater,andhadImethim,Ithinkitwouldhavemovedalmostmetotears.Youwillobligemetoobysendingmemygreat-coat,whichIleftbehindintheobliviousstatethemindisthrownintoatparting—isitnotridiculousthatIsometimesenvythatgreat-coatlingeringsocunninglybehind?—atpresentIhavenone—sosenditmebyaStoweywaggon,iftherebesuchathing,directingforC.L.,No.45,Chapel-Street,Pentonville,nearLondon.Butaboveall,thatInscription!—itwillrecalltomethetonesofallyourvoices—andwiththemmanyarememberedkindnesstoonewhocouldandcanrepayyouallonlybythesilenceofagratefulheart.Icouldnottalkmuch,whileIwaswithyou,butmysilencewasnotsullenness,norIhopefromanybadmotive;but,intruth,disusehasmademeawkwardatit.IknowIbehavedmyself,particularlyatTomPooles,andatCruikshanks,mostlikeasulkychild;butpanyandconversearestrangetome.Itwaskindinyoualltoenduremeasyoudid.
AreyouandyourdearSara—tomealsoverydear,becauseverykind—agreedyetaboutthemanagementoflittleHartley?andhowgoonthelittleroguesteeth?IwillseeWhiteto-morrow,andheshallsendyouinformationonthatmatter;butasperhapsIcandoitaswellaftertalkingwithhim,Iwillkeepthisletteropen.
Myloveandthankstoyouandallofyou.
C.L.
WednesdayEvening.
[LambspentaweekatNetherStoweyinJuly,1797.ColeridgetellsSoutheyofthisvisitinaletterwritteninthatmonth:"CharlesLambhasbeenwithmeforaweek.HeleftmeFridaymorning.TheseconddayafterWordsworth[whohadjustleftRacedown,nearCrewkerne,forAlfoxden,nearStowey]cametome,dearSaraaccidentallyemptiedaskilletofboilingmilkonmyfoot,whichconfinedmeduringthewholetimeofC.Lambsstayandstillpreventsmefromallwalkslongerthanafurlong."ThisisthecauseofLambsallusiontoColeridgesleg,anditalsoproducedColeridgespoembeginning"Thislime-treebowermyprison,"addressedtoLamb,whichopensasfollows,thefriendsinthefourthlinebeingLamb,WordsworthandDorothyWordsworth.(Wordsworthwasthentwenty-seven.TheLyricalBalladsweretobewritteninthenextfewmonths.)
Well,theyaregone,andheremustIremain,
Lamdbythescatheoffire,lonelyandfaint,
Thislime-treebowermyprison!They,meantime
MyFriends,whomImaynevermeetagain,
Onspringyheath,alongthehill-topedge
Wanderdelighted,andlookdown,perchance,
OnthatsameriftedDell,wheremanyanash
Twistsitswildlimbsbesidethefernyrock
Whoseplumyfernsforevernodanddrip,
Spraydbythewaterfall.Butchieflythou
Mygentle-heartedCharles!thouwhohadpind
AndhungerdafterNaturemanyayear,
InthegreatCitypent,winningthyway
Withsadyetbowedsoul,throughevilandpain
Andstrangecalamity!
TomPoolewasThomasPoole(1765-1837),awealthytanner,and
Coleridgesfriend,correspondentandpatron,wholivedatStowey.
ThePatriotandJohnThelwallwereone.Seenoteonpage93.
"Thatinscription,"The"LinesleftuponaSeatinaYewTree,"writtenin1795.Lambreferstoitagainin1815.
TheaddressatPentonvilleisthefirstindicationgivenbyLambthathehasleftLittleQueenStreet.WelastsawhimthereforcertaininLetter17onDecember9.Theremovalhadbeenmadeprobablyattheendof1796.
JohnCruikshank,aneighbourofColeridge,hadmarriedaMissBudéonthesamedaythatColeridgemarriedSaraFlicker.
OfthebusinessconnectedwithWhiteweknownothing.]
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