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LETTER52

CHARLESLAMBTOTHOMASMANNING

[P.M.March17，1800.]

DearManning，—Iamlivinginacontinuousfeast.Coleridgehasbeenwithmenowfornighthreeweeks，andthemoreIseeofhiminthe"idianundressandrelaxationofhismind，themorecauseIseetolovehim，andbelievehimaverygoodman，andallthosefoolishimpressionstothecontraryflyofflikemorningslumbers.Heisengagedintranslations，whichIhopewillkeephimthismonthtoe.Heisunmonlykindandfriendlytome.Heferretsmedayandnighttodosomething.Hetendsme，amidstallhisownworryingandheart-oppressingoccupations，asagardenertendshisyoungtulip.Marryeup!whataprettysimilitude，andhowlikeyourhumbleservant!Hehasluggedmetothebrinkofengagingtoanewspaper，andhassuggestedtomeforafirstplantheforgeryofasupposedmanuscriptofBurtontheanatomistofmelancholy.Ihaveevenwrittentheintroductoryletter;and，ifIcanpickupafewguineasthisway，Ifeeltheywillbemostrefreshing，breadbeingsodear.IfIgoonwithit，Iwillappriseyouofit，asyoumayliketoseemythings!andthetulip，ofallflowers，lovestobeadmiredmost.

Praypardonme，ifmylettersdonoteverythick.Iamsotakenupwithonethingorother，thatIcannotpickout（Iwillnotsaytime，but）fittingtimestowritetoyou.MydearlovetoLloydandSophia，andpraysplitthisthinletterintothreeparts，andpresentthemwiththetwobiggestinmyname.

Theyaremyoldestfriends;buteverthenewfrienddrivethouttheold，astheballadsings!Godblessyouallthree!IwouldhearfromLloyd，ifIcould.

C.L.

Flourhasjustfallennineshillingsasack!weshallbealltoorich.

TellCharlesIhaveseenhisMamma，andhavealmostfalleninlovewithher，sinceImayntwithOlivia.Sheissofineandgraceful，apleteMatron-Lady-Quaker.Shehasgivenmetwolittlebooks.Oliviagrowsacharminggirl—fulloffeeling，andthinnerthanshewas.

ButIhavenottimetofallinlove.

Marypresentshergeneralpliments.Shekeepsinfinehealth!

Huzza!boys，anddownwiththeAtheists.

[Coleridge，havingsenthiswifeandHartleyintothecountry，had，forawhile，takenuphisabodewithLambatPentonville，andgivenuptheMorningPostinordertoproceedwithhistranslationofSchillersWallenstein.LambsforgeryofBurton，togetherwiththosementionedinthenextletter，whichwereneverprintedbyStuart，forwhomtheywerewritten，wasincludedintheJohnWoodvilvolume，1802，amongthe"CuriousFragments，extractedfromamonplacebook，whichbelongedtoRobertBurton，thefamousAuthorofTheAnatomyofMelancholy."SeetheMiscellaneousProse，Vol.I.ofthisedition.

"Theyaremyoldestfriends."ColeridgeandSoutheywere，ofcourse，older.TheballadIhavenotfound.

Mrs.CharlesLloyd，sen.，néeMaryFarmer，andOlivia，herseconddaughter，hadbeenstayinginLondon.Lambhadbreakfastedwiththe

ThereferencetoAtheistsisexplainedbyapassagefromManningslettertoLambinMarch，1800:"OnethingthoImustbegofyou—thatisnottocallmeAtheistinyourletters—forthoughitmaybemererailleryinyou，andnotmeantasaseriousimputationonmyFaith，yet，iftheCatholicoranyotherintolerantreligionshould[illegible]andbeeestablishedinEngland，（which[illegible]iftheBishopofR——rmaybethecase）andifthepost-peopleshouldhappentoopenandreadyourletters，（which，consideringthesometimesquaintnessoftheirform，theymaypossiblybeincitedtodo）suchnamesmightsendmetoSmithfieldonahurdle，—andnothinguponearthismorediscordanttomywishes，thantobeeoneoftheSmithfieldIlluminati."]

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