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LETTER13

CHARLESLAMBTOS.T.COLERIDGE

Nov.8th,1796.

MyBrother,myFriend,—Iamdistrestforyou,believemeIam;notsomuchforyourpainful,troublesomeplaint,which,Itrust,isonlyforatime,asforthoseanxietieswhichbroughtiton,andperhapsevennowmaybenursingitsmalignity.Tellme,dearestofmyfriends,isyourmindatpeace,orhasanything,yetunknowntome,happenedtogiveyoufreshdisquiet,andstealfromyouallthepleasantdreamsoffuturerest?Areyoustill(Ifearyouare)farfrombeingfortablysettled?WouldtoGoditwereinmypowertocontributetowardsthebringingofyouintothehavenwhereyouwouldbe!Butyouaretoowellskilledinthephilosophyofconsolationtoneedmyhumbletributeofadvice;inpainandinsickness,andinallmannerofdisappointments,Itrustyouhavethatwithinyouwhichshallspeakpeacetoyourmind.Makeit,Ientreatyou,oneofyourpunyforts,thatIfeelforyou,andshareallyourgriefswithyou.IfeelasifIweretroublingyouaboutlittlethings;nowIamgoingtoresumethesubjectofourlasttwoletters,butitmaydivertusbothfromunpleasanterfeelingstomakesuchmatters,inamanner,ofimportance.Withoutfurtherapology,then,itwasnotthatIdidnotrelish,thatIdidnotinmyheartthankyoufor,thoselittlepicturesofyourfeelingswhichyoulatelysentme,ifIneglectedtomentiontheYoumayrememberyouhadsaidmuchthesamethingsbeforetomeonthesamesubjectinaformerletter,andIconsideredthoselastversesasonlytheidenticalthoughtsbetterclothed;eitherway(inproseorverse)suchpoetrymustbeweletome.IlovethemasIlovetheConfessionsofRousseau,andforthesamereason:thesamefrankness,thesameopennessofheart,thesamedisclosureofallthemosthiddenanddelicateaffectionsofthemind:theymakemeproudtobethusesteemedworthyoftheplaceoffriend-confessor,brother-confessor,toamanlikeColeridge.Thislastis,Iacknowledge,languagetoohighforfriendship;butitisalso,Ideclare,toosincereforflattery.Now,toputonstilts,andtalkmagnificentlyabouttrifles—Icondescend,then,toyourcounsel,Coleridge,andallowmyfirstSonnet(sicktodeathamItomakementionofmysonnets,andIblushtobesotakenupwiththem,indeedIdo)—Iallowittorunthus,"FairyLand"&c.&c.,asI[?you]lastwroteit.

TheFragmentsInowsendyouIwantprintedtogetridofem;for,whiletheystickburr-liketomymemory,theytemptmetogoonwiththeidletradeofversifying,whichIlong—mostsincerelyIspeakit—Ilongtoleaveoff,foritisunprofitabletomysoul;Ifeelitis;andthesequestionsaboutwords,anddebatesaboutalterations,takemeoff,Iamconscious,fromthepropererbusinessofmylife.Takemysonnetsonceforall,anddonotproposeanyre-amendments,ormentionthemagaininanyshapetome,Ichargeyou.Iblushthatmymindcanconsiderthemasthingsofanyworth.Andprayadmitorrejectthesefragments,asyoulikeordislikethem,withoutceremony.CallemSketches,Fragments,orwhatyouwill,butdonotentitleanyofmythingsLoveSonnets,asItoldyoutocallem;twillonlymakemelooklittleinmyowneyes;foritisapassionofwhichIretainnothing;twasaweakness,concerningwhichImaysay,inthewordsofPetrarch(whoselifeisnowopenbeforeme),"ifitdrewmeoutofsomevices,italsopreventedthegrowthofmanyvirtues,fillingmewiththeloveofthecreatureratherthantheCreator,whichisthedeathofthesoul."ThankGod,thefollyhasleftmeforever;notevenareviewofmyloveversesrenewsonewaywardwishinme;andifIamatallsolicitoustotrimemoutintheirbestapparel,itisbecausetheyaretomaketheirappearanceingoodpany.Nowtomyfragments.LestyouhavelostmyGrandame,sheshallbeone.TisamongthefewversesIeverwrote(thattoMaryisanother)whichprofitmeintherecollection.Godloveher,—andmaywetwoneverloveeachotherless!

These,Coleridge,arethefewsketchesIhavethoughtworthpreserving;howwilltheyrelishthusdetached?Willyourejectalloranyofthem?Theyarethine:dowhatsoeverthoulistestwiththeMyeyesachewithwritinglongandlate,andIwaxwondroussleepy;Godblessyouandyours,meandmine!Goodnight.

C.LAMB.

Iwillkeepmyeyesopenreluctantlyaminutelongertotellyou,thatIloveyouforthosesimple,tender,heart-flowinglineswithwhichyouconcludeyourlast,andinmyeyesbest,sonnet(soyoucallem),

"So,forthemotherssake,thechildwasdear,

Anddearerwasthemotherforthechild."

Cultivatesimplicity,Coleridge,orrather,Ishouldsay,banishelaborateness;forsimplicityspringsspontaneousfromtheheart,andcarriesintodaylightitsownmodestbudsandgenuine,sweet,andclearflowersofexpression.Iallownohot-bedsinthegardensofParnassus.Iamunwillingtogotobed,andleavemysheetunfilled(agoodpieceofnight-workforanidlebodylikeme),sowillfinishwithbeggingyoutosendmetheearliestaccountofyourplaint,itsprogress,or(asIhopetoGodyouwillbeabletosendme)thetaleofyourrecovery,oratleastamendment.MytenderestremembrancestoyourSara.—

Oncemoregoodnight.

[Coleridge,onNovember2,hadbeguntosufferfromhislifelongenemy,neuralgia,theresultlargelyofworryconcerninghisfuture,somanyofhisprojectshavingbrokendown.Hewassubduingitwithlaudanum—thebeginningofthatfatalhabit.

WedonotknowwhatweretheverseswhichColeridgehadsentLamb,possiblythethreesonnetsonthebirthofHartley,thethirdofwhichisreferredtobelow.

LambsdecisioninSeptembertosayorhearnomoreofhisownpoetryherebreaksdown.ThereferencetotheFairyLandsonnetisonlypartiallyexplainedbytheparallelversionwhichIprintedonpage25;for"FairyLand"wasColeridgesversion.EitherLambhadmadeanewversion,substituting"FairyLand"for"Faery,"orhewrote,"Iallowittorunthus:FairyLand,&c.,&c.,asyoulastwroteit."Whenreprinted,however,itranasLamboriginallywished.TheotherfragmentswerethoseafterwardsincludedinColeridgesPoems,secondedition,1797.

"LoveSonnets."Lambchangedhismindagainonthissubject,andyetagain.

ColeridgeslastofthethreesonnetsonthebirthofHartleywasentitled"SonnettoaFriend[CharlesLloyd]whoaskedhowIfeltwhentheNursefirstpresentedmyInfanttome."ItclosedwiththelineswhichLambcopies.]

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