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LETTER14

CHARLESLAMBTOS.T.COLERIDGE

Nov.14th,1796.

Coleridge,IloveyoufordedicatingyourpoetrytoBowles.Geniusofthesacredfountainoftears,itwashewholedyougentlybythehandthroughallthisvalleyofweeping,showedyouthedarkgreenyewtreesandthewillowshadeswhere,bythefallofwaters,youmightindulgeanunplainingmelancholy,adeliciousregretforthepast,orweavefinevisionsofthatawfulfuture,

"Whenallthevanitiesoflifesbriefday

Oblivionshurryinghandhathsweptaway,

Andallitssorrows,attheawfulblast

Ofthearchangelstrump,arebutasshadowspast."

Ihaveanothersortofdedicationinmyheadformyfewthings,whichIwanttoknowifyouapproveof,andcaninsert.Imeantoinscribethemtomysister.Itwillbeunexpected,anditwillgiveherpleasure;ordoyouthinkitwilllookwhimsicalatall?AsIhavenotspoketoheraboutit,Icaneasilyrejecttheidea.Butthereisamonotonyintheaffections,whichpeoplelivingtogetheror,aswedonow,veryfrequentlyseeingeachother,areapttogiveinto:asortofindifferenceintheexpressionofkindnessforeachother,whichdemandsthatweshouldsometimescalltoouraidthetrickeryofsurprise.DoyoupublishwithLloydorwithouthim?ineithercasemylittleportionmayelast,andafterthefashionoforderstoacountrycorrespondentIwillgivedirectionshowIshouldliketohaveemdone.Thetitle-pagetostandthus:—

POEMS,

CHIEFLYLOVESONNETSBY

CHARLESLAMB,OFTHEINDIAHOUSE.

Underthistitlethefollowingmotto,which,forwantofroom,Iputoverleaf,anddesireyoutoinsert,whetheryoulikeitorno.Maynotagentlemanchoosewhatarms,mottoes,orarmorialbearingstheheraldwillgivehimleave,withoutconsultinghisrepublicanfriend,whomightadvisenone?MaynotapublicanputupthesignoftheSaracensHead,eventhoughhisundiscerningneighbourshouldprefer,asmoregenteel,theCatandGridiron?

(MOTTO.)

"Thisbeauty,intheblossomofmyyouth,

Whenmyfirstfireknewnoadulterateincense,

NorInowaytoflatterbutmyfondness,

Inthebestlanguagemytruetonguecouldtellme,

Andallthebrokensighsmysickheartlendme,

Isuedandserved.LongdidIlovethislady."

MASSINGER.

THEDEDICATION.

THEFEWFOLLOWINGPOEMS,CREATURESOFTHEFANCYANDTHEFEELINGINLIFESMOREVACANTHOURS,PRODUCED,FORTHEMOSTPART,BYLOVEINIDLENESS,ARE,WITHALLABROTHERSFONDNESS,INSCRIBEDTOMARYANNLAMB,THEAUTHORSBESTFRIENDANDSISTER.

Thisisthepompandparaphernaliaofparting,withwhichItakemyleaveofapassionwhichhasreignedsoroyally(solong)withinme;thus,withitstrappingsoflaureatship,Iflingitoff,pleasedandsatisfiedwithmyselfthattheweaknesstroublesmenolonger.Iamwedded,Coleridge,tothefortunesofmysisterandmypooroldfather.Oh!myfriend,Ithinksometimes,couldIrecallthedaysthatarepast,whichamongthemshouldIchoose?notthose"merrierdays,"notthe"pleasantdaysofhope,"not"thosewanderingswithafairhairdmaid,"whichIhavesooftenandsofeelinglyregretted,butthedays,Coleridge,ofamothersfondnessforherschool-boy.WhatwouldIgivetocallherbacktoearthforoneday,onmykneestoaskherpardonforallthoselittleasperitiesoftemperwhich,fromtimetotime,havegivenhergentlespiritpain;andtheday,myfriend,Itrustwille;therewillbe"timeenough"forkindofficesoflove,if"Heavenseternalyear"beours.Hereafter,hermeekspiritshallnotreproachme.Oh,myfriend,cultivatethefilialfeelings!andletnomanthinkhimselfreleasedfromthekind"charities"ofrelationship:theseshallgivehimpeaceatthelast;thesearethebestfoundationforeveryspeciesofbenevolence.Irejoicetohear,bycertainchannels,thatyou,myfriend,arereconciledwithallyourrelations.Tisthemostkindlyandnaturalspeciesoflove,andwehavealltheassociatedtrainofearlyfeelingstosecureitsstrengthandperpetuity.Sendmeanaccountofyourhealth;indeedIamsolicitousaboutyou.Godloveyouandyours.C.LAMB.

[ItseemstohavebeenColeridgesintentiontodedicatethesecondeditionofhisPoemstoBowles;buthechangedhismindanddedicatedittohisbrother,theRev.GeorgeColeridge.AsonnettoBowleswasincludedinthevolume,akindofsub-dedicationoftheothersonnets,butithadappearedalsointhe1796volume.

Lambsinstructionsconcerninghisshareinthe1797volumewerecarriedout,exceptthatthesub-titlewasomitted.

The"ations"merrierdays"("happierdays")and"wanderingswithafair-hairdmaid"arefromLambsownsonnets;thoseinlines9and10fromDrydensElegyonMrs.Killigrew.

Coleridgehadpaidinthesummeralong-deferredvisitofreconciliationtohisfamilyatOtterySt.Mary.]

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