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LETTER69

CHARLESLAMBTOTHOMASMANNING

[P.M.Oct.16,1800.]

DearManning,—Hadyouwrittenoneweekbeforeyoudid,Icertainlyshouldhaveobeyedyourinjunction;youshouldhaveseenmebeforemyletter.Iwillexplaintoyoumysituation.Therearesixofusinonedepartment.Twoofus(withinthesefourdays)areconfinedwithseverefevers;andtwomore,whobelongtotheTowerMilitia,expecttohavemarchingordersonFriday.Nowsixareabsolutelynecessary.Ihavealreadyaskedandobtainedtwoyounghandstosupplythelossofthefeverites;and,withtheotherprospectbeforeme,youmaybelieveIcannotdecentlyaskleaveofabsenceformyself.AllIcanpromise(andIdopromisewiththesincerityofSaintPeter,andthecontritionofsinnerPeterifIfail)thatIwilletheveryfirstspareweek,andgonowheretillIhavebeenatCambridge.NomatterifyouareinastateofpupilagewhenIe;forIcanemploymyselfinCambridgeverypleasantlyinthemornings.Aretherenotlibraries,halls,colleges,books,pictures,statues?IwishtoGodyouhadmadeLondoninyourway.ThereisanexhibitionquiteunmoninEurope,whichcouldnothaveescapedyourgenius,—aliverattlesnake,tenfeetinlength,andthethicknessofabigleg.Iwenttoseeitlastnightbycandlelight.WewereusheredintoaroomverylittlebiggerthanoursatPentonville.Amanandwomanandfourboysliveinthisroom,jointtenantswithninesnakes,mostofthemsuchasnoremedyhasbeendiscoveredfortheirbite.Wewalkedintothemiddle,whichisformedbyahalf-moonofwiredboxes,allmansionsofsnakes,—whip-snakes,thunder-snakes,pig-nose-snakes,Americanvipers,andthismonster.Heliescurledupinfolds;andimmediatelyastrangerenters(forheisusedtothefamily,andseesthemplayatcards,)hesetuparattlelikeawatchmansinLondon,ornearasloud,andrearedupahead,fromthemidstofthesefolds,likeatoad,andshookhishead,andshowedeverysignasnakecanshowofirritation.Ihadthefoolishcuriositytostrikethewireswithmyfinger,andthedevilflewatmewithhistoad-mouthwideopen:theinsideofhismouthisquitewhite.Ihadgotmyfingeraway,norcouldhewellhavebitmewithhisdamndbigmouth,whichwouldhavebeencertaindeathinfiveminutes.Butitfrightenedmesomuch,thatIdidnotrecovermyvoiceforaminutesspace.Iforgot,inmyfear,thathewassecured.Youwouldhaveforgottoo,fortisincrediblehowsuchamonstercanbeconfinedinsmallgauzy-lookingwires.Idreamedofsnakesinthenight.Iwishtoheavenyoucouldseeit.Heabsolutelyswelledwithpassiontothebignessofalargethigh.Icouldnotretreatwithoutinfringingonanotherbox,andjustbehind,alittledevilnotaninchfrommyback,hadgothisnoseout,withsomedifficultyandpain,quitethroughthebars!Hewassoontaughtbettermanners.Allthesnakeswerecurious,andobjectsofterror:butthismonster,likeAaronsserpent,swalloweduptheimpressionoftherest.Heopenedhisdamndmouth,whenhemadeatme,aswideashisheadwasbroad.Ihallooedoutquiteloud,andfeltpainsallovermybodywiththefright.

IhavehadthefelicityofhearingGeorgeDyerreadoutonebookof"TheFarmersBoy."Ithoughtitratherchildish.Nodoubt,thereisoriginalityinit,(which,inyourself-taughtgeniuses,isamostrarequality,theygenerallygettingholdofsomebadmodelsinascarcityofbooks,andformingtheirtasteonthem,)butnoselection.Allisdescribed.

Mind,Ihaveonlyheardreadonebook.

Yourssincerely,

Philo-Snake,

C.L.

[TheFarmersBoy,byRobertBloomfield,waspublishedinMarch,1800,andwasimmenselypopular.OthercriticismsuponitbyLambwillbefoundinthiswork.

LambsvisittoCambridgewasdeferreduntilJanuary5,1801.]

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