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LETTER36

CHARLESLAMBTOROBERTSOUTHEY

[October29，1798.]

DearSouthey，—IthankyouheartilyfortheEclogue;itpleasesmemightily，beingsofullofpicture-workandcircumstances.Ifindnofaultinit，unlessperhapsthatJoannasruinisacatastrophetootrite:andthisisnotthefirstorsecondtimeyouhaveclothedyourindignation，inverse，inataleofruinedinnocence.Theoldlady，spinninginthesun，IhopewouldnotdisdaintoclaimsomekindredwitholdMargaret.Icouldalmostwishyoutovarysomecircumstancesintheconclusion.Agentlemanseducerhassooftenbeendescribedinproseandverse;whatifyouhadacplishedJoannasruinbytheclumsyartsandrusticgiftsofsomecountry-fellow?Iamthinking，Ibelieve，ofthesong，

"Anoldwomanclothedingrey，

Whosedaughterwascharmingandyoung，

Andshewasdeludedaway

ByRogersfalsenatteringtongue."

ARoger-Lothariowouldbeanovelcharacter:Ithinkyoumightpainthimverywell.Youmaythinkthisaverysillysuggestion，andso，indeed，itis;but，ingoodtruth，nothingelsebutthefirstwordsofthatfoolishballadputmeuponscribblingmy"Rosamund."ButIthankyouheartilyforthepoeNothavinganythingofmyowntosendyouinreturn—though，totelltruth，Iamatworkuponsomething，whichifIweretocutawayandgarble，perhapsImightsendyouanextractortwothatmightnotdispleaseyou;butIwillnotdothat;andwhetheritwilletoanything，Iknownot，forIamasslowasaFlemingpainterwhenIposeanything.IwillcraveleavetoputdownafewlinesofoldChristopherMarlows;Itakethemfromhistragedy，"TheJewofMalta."TheJewisafamouscharacter，quiteoutofnature;but，whenweconsidertheterribleideaoursimpleancestorshadofaJew，notmoretobedismendedforacertaindiscolouring（IthinkAddisoncallsit）thanthewitchesandfairiesofMarlowsmightysuccessor.ThesceneisbetwixtBarabas，theJew，andIthamora，aTurkishcaptiveexposedtosaleforaslave.

BARABAS（Apreciousrascal.）

"Asformyself，Iwalkabroada-nights，

Andkillsickpeoplegroaningunderwalls:

SometimesIgoabout，andpoisonwells;

Andnowandthen，tocherishChristianthieves，

Iamcontenttolosesomeofmycrowns，

ThatImay，walkinginmygallery，

Seemgopinionedalongbymydoor.

Beingyoung，Istudiedphysic，andbegan

TopractisefirstupontheItalian:

ThereIenrichedthepriestswithburials，

Andalwayskeptthesextonsarmsinure

Withdigginggravesandringingdeadmensknells;

And，afterthat，wasIanengineer，

AndinthewarstwixtFranceandGermany，

Underpretenceofserving[helping]CharlestheFifth，

Slewfriendandenemywithmystratagems.

ThenafterthatwasIanusurer，

Andwithextorting，cozening，forfeiting，

Andtricksbelonginguntobrokery，

Ifilldthejailswithbankruptsinayear，

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