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LETTER140

CHARLESLAMBTOWILLIAMHAZLITT

November10，1805.

DearHazlitt，—Iwasverygladtohearfromyou，andthatyourjourneywassopicturesque.Wemissyou，asweforetoldweshould.Oneortwothingshavehappened，whicharebeneaththedignityofepistolarymunication，butwhich，seatedaboutourfireatnight，（thewinterhandsofporkhavebegun）gestureandemphasismighthavetalkedintosomeimportance.SomethingaboutRickmanswife，forinstance:howtallsheisandthatshevisitsprankdoutlikeaQueenoftheMaywithgreenstreamers—agood-naturedwomanthough，whichisasmuchasyoucanexpectfromafriendswife，whomyougotacquaintedwithabachelor.SomethingstooaboutMONKEY，whichcantsowellbewritten—howitsetupforafineLady，andthoughtithadgotLovers，andwasobligedtobeconvincdofitsagefromtheparishregister，whereitwasprovedtobeonlytwelve;andanedictissuedthatitshouldnotgiveitselfairsyetthesefouryears;andhowitgotleavetobecalledMiss，bygrace;—theseandsuchlikeHowswereinmyheadtotellyou，butwhocanwrite?AlsohowManningsetotowninspectacles，andstudiesphysic;ismelancholyandseemstohavesomethinginhishead，whichhedontimpart.Then，howIamgoingtoleaveoffsmoking.Ola!yourLeonardosofOxfordmademymouthwater.Iwashurriedthrothegallery，andtheyescapedme.WhatdoIsay?IwasaGoththen，andshouldnothavenoticedtheIhadnotsettledmynotionsofBeauty.Ihavenowforever!—thesmallhead，the[hereisdrawnalongnarroweye]longEye，—thatsortofpeeringcurve，thewickedItalianmischief!thestick-at-nothing，Herodias-daughterkindofgrace.Youunderstandme.Butyoudisappointme，inpassingoverinabsolutesilencetheBlenheimLeonardo.Didntyouseeit?ExcuseaLoverscuriosity.Ihaveseennopicturesofnotesince，exceptMr.Dawesgallery.Itiscurioustoseehowdifferentlytwogreatmentreatthesamesubject，yetbothexcellentintheirway:forinstance，MiltonandMr.Dawe.Mr.DawehaschosentoillustratethestoryofSampsonexactlyinthepointofviewinwhichMiltonhasbeenmosthappy:theinterviewbetweentheJewishHero，blindandcaptive，andDalilah.MiltonhasimaginedhisLocksgrownagain，strongashorse-hairorporcupinesbristles;doubtlessshaggyandblack，asbeinghairs"whichofanationarmedcontainedthestrength."Idontremember，hesaysblack:butcouldMiltonimaginethemtobeyellow?Doyou?Mr.Dawewithstrikingoriginalityofconceptionhascrownedhimwithathinyellowwig，incolourpreciselylikeDysons，incurlandquantityresemblingMrs.Professors，hisLimbsratherstout，aboutsuchamanasmyBrotherorRickman—butnoAtlasnorHercules，noryetsobonyasDubois，theClownofSadlersWells.Thiswasjudicious，takingthespiritofthestoryratherthanthefact:fordoubtlessGodcouldmunicatenationalsalvationtothetrustofflaxandtowaswellashempandcordage，andcoulddrawdownaTemplewithagoldentressassoonaswithallthecablesoftheBritishNavy.—MissDaweisaboutaportraitofsulkyFannyImlay，aliasGodwin:butMissDaweisofopinionthathersubjectisneitherreservednorsullen，anddoubtlessshewillpersuadethepicturetobeofthesameopinion.However，thefeaturesaretolerablylike—ToomuchofDawes!WasntyousorryforLordNelson?IhavefollowedhiminfancyeversinceIsawhimwalkinginPallMall（Iwasprejudicedagainsthimbefore）lookingjustasaHeroshouldlook;andIhavebeenverymuchcutaboutitindeed.HewastheonlypretenceofaGreatManwehad.NobodyisleftofanyNameatall.HisSecretarydiedbyhisside.Iimaginedhim，aMr.Scott，tobethemanyoumetatHumes;butIlearnfromMrs.Humethatitisnotthesame.ImetMrs.H.oneday，andagreedtogoontheSundaytoTea，buttherainpreventedus，andthedistance.Ihavebeentoapologise，andwearetodinetherethefirstfineSunday.

Strangeperverseness!Ineverwentwhileyoustaidhere，andnowIgotofindyou!Whatothernewsisthere，Mary?—WhatpunshaveImadeinthelastfortnight?YouneverremembertheYouhavenorelishfortheComic."O!tellHazlittnottoforgettosendtheAmericanFarmer.Idaresayitisntsogoodashefancies;butaBooksaBook."IhavenotheardfromWordsworthorfromMaltasince.CharlesKemble，itseems，entersintopossessionto-morrow.Wesupat109RussellSt.thisevening.Iwishyourbrotherwouldntdrink.Itsablemishinthegreatestcharacters.Yousendmeamodern"ationpoetical.Howdoyoulikethisinanoldplay?VittoriaCorombona，aspunkyItalianLady，aLeonardoone，nick-namedtheWhiteDevil，beingonhertrialformurder，&c.—andquestionedaboutseducingaDukefromhiswifeandtheState，makesanswer:

"CondemnyoumeforthattheDukedidloveme?

Somayyoublamesomefairandchrystalriver，

Forthatsomemelancholicdistractedman

Hathdrowndhimselfinit."—

Ourticketwasa￡20.Alas!!arebothyoursblanks?

P.S.—Godwinhasaskedafteryouseveraltimes.

N.B.—IshallexpectaLinefromyou，ifbutabareLine，wheneveryouwritetoRussellSt.，andaLetteroftenwhenyoudonot.Ipaynopostage;butIwillhaveconsiderationforyouuntilparliamenttimeandfranks.LucktoNedSearchandthenewartofcolouring.MonkeysendsherLove，andMaryespecially.

Yourstruly，

C.LAMB.

[AddressedtoHazlittatWeThisisthefirstletterfromLambtoHazlittthathasbeenpreserved.ThetwomenfirstmetatGodwins.HolcroftandColeridgeweredisputingwhichwasbest—manasheis，ormanasheoughttobe.Lambbrokeinwith，"Givememanasheoughtnottobe."

Hazlittatthisdatewastwenty-six，somethreeyearsyoungerthanLamb.Hehadjustabandonedhisprojectofbeingapainterandwassettlingdowntoliterarywork.

"Rickmanswife."ThispassageholdsthegermofLambsessayon"The

BehaviourofMarriedPersons，"firstprintedintheReflector，No.

IV.，in1811or1812，andafterwardsincludedwiththeEliaessays.

"Monkey"wasLouisaMartin，alittlegirlofwhomLambwasfondandwhomheknewtotheendofhislife.

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