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LETTER58

CHARLESLAMBTOTHOMASMANNING

[Nodate.?May25，1800.]

DearManning，Iamaletterinyourdebt，butIamscarcelyrichenough（inspirits）topayyou.—IamwritingataninnontheWareroad，intheneighbourhoodofwhichIamgoingtopasstwodays，beingWhitsuntide.—Excusethepen，tisthebestIcanget.—PoorMaryisverybadyet.IwentyesterdayhopingIshouldseehergettingwell，thenImighthaveeintothecountrymorechearful，butIcouldnotgettoseeher.Thishasbeenasaddamp.IndeedIneverinmylifehavebeenmorewretchedthanIwasalldayyesterday.IamgladIamgoingawayfrombusinessforalittlewhile，formyheadhasbeenhotandill.IshallbeverymuchalonewhereIamgoing，whichalwaysrevivesme.Ihopeyouwillacceptofthisworthlessmemento，whichImerelysendasatokenthatIaminyourdebt.Iwillwriteuponmyreturn，onThursdayatfarthest.IreturnonWednesday.—

Godblessyou.

Iwasafraidyouwouldthinkmeforgetful，andthatmademescribblethisjumble.

Sunday.

[HereprobablyalsoshouldeanunpublishedletterfromLambto

Manning，inwhichLambremarksthathisgoddessisPecunia.

InanotherlettertoManningbelongingtothesameperiod，Lambreturnstothesubjectofpoverty:—"Youdroptawordwhetherinjestorearnest，asifyouwouldjoinmeinsomework，suchasarevieworseriesofpapers，essays，oranything.—Wereyouserious?Iwanthomeoccupation，&Imorewantmoney.Hadyouanyscheme，orwasit，asG.Dyersays，enpassant?IfIdonthaveaLegacyleftmeshortlyImustgetintopaywithsomenewspaperforsmallgains.Muttonistwelvepenceapound."

HereshouldealetterfromLambtoRobertLloyd，inwhichhedescribesavisittoGutchsfamilyatOxford，andmentionshisadmirationforafineheadofBishopTaylorinAllSoulsLibrary，whichwasaninducementtotheOxfordvisit.HereferstoCharlesLloydssettlementintheLakes，andsuggeststhatitmaybethemeansofagainunitinghimandColeridge;addingthatsuchmenasColeridgeandWordsworthwouldexcludesolitudeintheHebridesorThule.

Thefollowingundatedletter，whichmaybeplacedalittletoosooninitspresentposition，eswithacertainfitnesshere:—]

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