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The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb Volume 5LETTER 29(第1页)

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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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