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LETTER 33（第2页）

LambsreadingofThomasAquinasprobablywasatthebaseofhistheses.WilliamGodwin，inhis"HistoryofKnowledge，LearningandTasteinGreatBritain，"whichhadrunthroughsomeyearsoftheNewAnnualRegister，cited，in1786，anumberofthemoregrotesquequeriesoftheoldSchoolmen.Mr.KeganPaulsuggestedthatLambwenttoGodwinforhisexaminationpaper;butIshouldthinkthisveryunlikely.SomeofthequestionshitColeridgeveryhard.

ThisletterwasfirstprintedbyJosephCottleinhisEarlyRecollections，1837，withtheremark:"Mr.Coleridgegavemethisletter，saying，Theseyoungvisionarieswilldoeachothernogood."ItmarksanepochinLambslife，sinceitbroughtabout，or，atanyrate，clinched，theonlyquarrelthateversubsistedbetweenColeridgeandhimself.

ThestoryistoldinCharlesLambandtheLloyds.Briefly，LloydhadleftColeridgeinthespringof1797;alittlelater，inastateofmuchperplexity，hehadcarriedhistroublestoLamb，andtoSouthey，betweenwhomandColeridgenoverycordialfeelinghadexistedforsometime，ratherthantoColeridgehimself，hislatementor.Thatprobablyfannedtheflame.ThenextmovecamefromColeridge.HeprintedintheMonthlyMagazineforNovember，1797，threesonnetssignedNehemiahHigginbottom，burlesquinginstancesof"affectationofunaffectedness，"and"punypathos"inthepoemsofhimself，ofLamb，andofLloyd，thehumourofwhichLambprobablydidnotmuchappreciate，sincehebelievedinthefeelingsexpressedinhisverse，whileLloydwascertainlyunfittedtoesteemit.Coleridgeeffectedevenmorethanhehadcontemplated，forSoutheytookthesonnetuponSimplicityasanattackuponhimself，whichdidnot，however，preventhim，alittlelater，fromasimilarexerciseinponderoushumourunderthetoosimilarnameofAbelShufflebotto

InMarch，1798，whenaneweditionofColeridges1797Poemswasincontemplation，LloydwrotetoCottle，thepublisher，askingthathewouldpersuadeColeridgetoomithis（Lloyds）portion，arequestwhichColeridgeprobablyresented，butwhichgavehimtheopportunityofreplyingthatnopersuasionwasneededfortheomissionofversespublishedattheearnestrequestoftheauthor.

MeanwhileaworseoffencethanallagainstColeridgewasperpetratedbyLloyd.Inthespringof1798waspublishedatBristolhisnovel，EdmundOliver，dedicatedtoLamb，inwhichColeridgesexperiencesinthearmy，underthealiasofSilasTomkynComberback，in1793-1794，andcertainofColeridgespeculiarities，includinghisdrughabit，wereutilised.Addedtothis，LloydseemstohaverepeatedbothtoLambandSouthey，indistortedform，certainthingswhichColeridgehadsaidofthem，eitherinconfidence，or，atanyrate，withnowishthattheyshouldberepeated;withtheresultthatLambactuallywentsofarastotakesideswithLloydagainsthisolderfriend.ThefollowingextractsfromaletterfromColeridgetoLamb，whichIampermittedbyMr.ErnestHartleyColeridgetoprint，carriesthestoryalittlefarther:—

[Springof1798.]

DearLamb，—LloydhasinformedmethroughMissWordsworththatyouintendnolongertocorrespondwithme.Thishasgivenmelittlepain;notthatIdonotloveandesteemyou，butonthecontrarybecauseIamconfidentthatyourintentionsarepure.Youareperformingwhatyoudeemaduty，andhumanlyspeakinghavethatmeritwhichcanbederivedfromtheperformanceofapainfulduty.Painful，foryouwouldnotwithoutstrugglesabandonmeinbehalfofaman[Lloyd]who，whollyignorantofallbutyourname，becameattachedtoyouinconsequenceofmyattachment，caughthisfrommyenthusiasm，andlearnedtoloveyouatmyfireside，whenoftenwhileIhavebeensittingandtalkingofyoursorrowsandafflictionsIhavestoppedmyconversationsandliftedupweteyesandprayedforyou.No!Iamconfidentthatalthoughyoudonotthinkasawiseman，youfeelasagoodman.

FromyouIhavereceivedlittlepain，becauseforyouIsufferlittlealarIcannotsaythisforyourfriend;itappearstomeevidentthathisfeelingsarevitiated，andthathisideasareintheirbinationmerelythecreaturesofthosefeelings.Ihavereceivedlettersfromhim，andthebestandkindestwishwhich，asaChristian，Icanofferinreturnisthathemayfeelremorse….

WhenIwrotetoyouthatmySonnettoSimplicitywasnotposedwithreferencetoSouthey，youansweredme（Ibelievethesewerethewords）:"Itwasalietoogrossforthegrossestignorancetobelieve;"andIwasnotangrywithyou，becausetheassertionwhichthegrossestignorancewouldbelievealietheOmniscientknewtobetruth.This，however，makesmecautiousnottoohastilytoaffirmthefalsehoodofanassertionofLloydsthatinEdmundOliverslove-fit，leavingcollege，andgoingintothearmyhehadnosortofallusiontoorrecollectionofmylove-fit，leavingcollege，andgoingintothearmy，andthatheneverthoughtofmypersoninthedescriptionofOliverspersoninthefirstletterofthesecondvolume.Thiscannotappearstrangertomethanmyassertiondidtoyou，andthereforeIwillsuspendmyabsolutefaith….

Ihavebeenunfortunateinmyconnections.BothyouandLloydbecameacquaintedwithmewhenyourmindswerefarfrombeinginaposedornaturalstate，andyouclothedmyimagewithasuitofnotionsandfeelingswhichcouldbelongtonothinghuman.Youarerestoredtoparativesaneness，andaremerelywonderingwhatisbeeoftheColeridgewithwhomyouweresopassionatelyinlove;CharlesLloydsmindhasonlychangedhisdisease，andheisnowarrayinghisci-devantAngelinaflamingSanBenito—thewholegroundofthegarmentadarkbrimstoneandplentyoflittledevilsflourishedoutinblack.Oh，me!Lamb，"eveninlaughtertheheartissad!"…

Godblessyou

S.T.COLERIDGE.

Oneotherpassage.InaletterfromLloydatBirminghamtoCottle，datedJune，1798，Lloydsays，inresponsetoCottlessuggestionthatheshouldvisitColeridge，"IloveColeridge，andcanforgetallthathashappened.AtpresentIcouldnotwellgotoStowey….Lambquittedmeyesterday，afterafortnightsvisit.Ihavebeenmuchinterestedinhissociety.Ineverknewhimsohappyinmylife.IshallwritetoColeridgeto-day."ColeridgeleftforGermanyinSeptember.

"Schillerandswinginawood."AnallusiontoColeridgessonnetto

Schiller:—

Ah!Bardtremendousinsublimity!

CouldIbeholdtheeinthyloftiermood

Wandringatevewithfinely-frenziedeye

Beneathsomevastoldtempest-swingingwood!

HereshouldperhapseLambsfirstlettertoRobertLloyd，notavailableforthisedition，butprintedbyCanonAinger，andinCharlesLambandtheLloyds，whereitisdatedOctober.Lambsfirstletterisoneofadvice，apparentlyinreplytosomeplaintsofhispositionaddressedtohimbyLloyd.Asecondandlongerletterwhich，thoughbelongingtoAugust，1798，maybementionedhere，alsocounsels，mendingtheuseofpatienceandhumility.Lambishereseeninthecharacterofaspiritualadviser.Theletterisuniqueinhiscorrespondence.

RobertLloydwasayoungerbrotherofCharlesLloyd，andLambhadprobablymethimwhenonhisvisittoBirminghaminthesummer.Theboy，thennotquitetwenty，wasapprenticedtoaQuakerdraperatSaffronWaldeninEssex.]

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