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LETTER35

CHARLESLAMBTOROBERTSOUTHEY

Oct.18th，1798.

DearSouthey，—IhaveatlastbeensofortunateastopickupWithersEmblemsforyou，that"oldbookandquaint，"asthebriefauthorof"RosamundGray"hathit;itisinamostdetestablestateofpreservation，andthecutsareofafainterimpressionthanIhaveseen.Somechild，thecurseofantiquariesandbaneofbibliopolicalrarities，hathbeendabblinginsomeofthemwithitspaintanddirtyfingers，andinparticularhathalittlesulliedtheauthorsownportraiture，whichIthinkvaluable，asthepoemthatacpaniesitisnomonone;thislastexcepted，theEmblemsarefarinferiortooldQuarles.Ioncetoldyouotherwise，butIhadnotthenreadoldQ.withattention.Ihavepickedup，too，anothercopyofQuarlesforninepence!!!Otempora!Olectores!—sothatifyouhavelostorpartedwithyourowncopy，sayso，andIcanfurnishyou，foryouprizethesethingsmorethanIdo.Youwillbeamused，Ithink，withhonestWithers"Supersedeastoallthemwhosecustomitis，withoutanydeserving，toimportuneauthorstogiveuntothemtheirbooks."Iamsorrytisimperfect，asthelotteryboardannexedtoitalsois.MethinksyoumightmoderniseandelegantisethisSupersedeas，andplaceitinfrontofyour"JoanofArc，"asagentlehinttoMessrs.Park，&c.Oneofthehappiestemblemsandicalestcutsistheowlandlittlechirpers，page63.

Wishingyouallamusement，whichyourtrueemblem-fanciercanscarcefailtofindinevenbademblems，Iremainyourcaterertomand，

C.LAMB.

LoveandrespectstoEdith.Ihopesheiswell.HowdoesyourCalendarprosper?

[ThislettercontainsLambsfirstreferencetoRosamundGray，hisonlynovel，whichhadbeenpublishedalittleearlierintheyear."WithersEmblems，anoldbookandquaint，"wasoneofthefewvolumesbelongingtooldMargaret，Rosamundsgrandmother（ChapterI）.Seenextletterandnote.

WithersEmblemswaspublishedin1635;Quarlesinthesameyear.IgiveWithers"Supersedeas"intheAppendixtomylargeedition，vol.vii.，togetherwithareproductionoftheowlandlittlechirpersfromtheeditionof1635.]

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