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LETTER175

MARYLAMBTOSARAHHAZLITT（LATESTODDART）

December10th，1808.

MydearSarah，—Ihearofyoufromyourbrother;butyoudonotwriteyourself，nordoesHazlitt.Ibegthatoneorbothofyouwillamendthisfaultasspeedilyaspossible，forIamveryanxioustohearofyourhealth.Ihope，asyousaynothingaboutyourfalltoyourbrother，youareperfectlyrecoveredfromtheeffectsofit.

YoucannotthinkhowverymuchwemissyouandH.ofaWednesdayevening.Allthegloryofthenight，Imaysay，isatanend.Phillipsmakeshisjokes，andthereisnoonetoapplaudhim;Rickmanargues，andthereisnoonetoopposehi

Theworstmissofalltomeis，that，whenweareinthedismals，thereisnownohopeofrelieffromanyquarterwhatsoever.Hazlittwasmostbrilliant，mostornamental，asaWednesday-man;buthewasamoreusefuloneonmondays，whenhedroptinafteraquarrelorafitoftheglooms.TheSkeffingtonisquiteoutnow，mybrotherhavinggotdrunkwithclaretandTomSheridan.Thisvisit，andtheoccasionofit，isaprofoundsecret，andthereforeItellittonobodybutyouandMrs.Reynolds.ThroughthemediumofWroughton，therecameaninvitationandproposalfromT.S.，thatC.L.shouldwritesomescenesinaspeakingpantomime，theotherpartsofwhichTomnow，andhisfatherformerly，havemanufacturedbetweentheSo，intheChristmasholydays，mybrotherandhistwogreatassociates，weexpect，willbeallthreedamnedtogether:thisis，Imean，ifCharlessshare，whichisdoneandsentin，isaccepted.

Ileftthisunfinishedyesterday，inthehopethatmybrotherwouldhavedoneitforme:hisreasonforrefusingmewasnoexquisitereason;foritwas，becausehemustwritealettertoManninginthreeorfourweeks，andthereforehecouldnotbealwayswritingletters，hesaid.IwantedhimtotellyourhusbandaboutagreatworkwhichGodwinisgoingtopublish，toenlightentheworldoncemore，andIshallnotbeabletomakeoutwhatitis.He（Godwin）tookhisusualwalkoneevening，afortnightsince，totheendofHattonGardenandbackagain.Duringthatwalk，athoughtcameintohismind，whichheinstantlysetdownandimprovedupon，tillhebroughtit，insevenoreightdays，intothepassofareasonablesizedpamphlet.Toproposeasubscriptiontoallwelldisposedpeople，toraiseacertainsumofmoney，tobeexpendedinthecareofacheapmonumentfortheformerandthefuturegreatdeadmen，—themonumenttobeawhitecross，withawoodenslabattheend，tellingtheirnamesandqualifications.Thiswoodenslabandwhitecrosstobeperpetuatedtotheendoftime.Tosurvivethefallofempiresandthedestructionofcitiesbymeansofamap，whichwas，incaseofaninsurrectionamongthepeople，oranyothercausebywhichacityorcountrymaybedestroyed，tobecarefullypreserved;andthen，whenthingsgotagainintotheirusualorder，thewhite-cross-wooden-slab-makersweretogotoworkagain，andsetthemintheirformerplaces.This，asnearlyasIcantellyou，isthesumandsubstanceofit，butitiswrittenremarkablywell，inhisverybestmanner;fortheproposal（whichseemstomeverylikethrowingsaltonasparrowstailtocatchhim）occupiesbuthalfapage，whichisfollowedbyveryfinewritingonthebenefitsheconjectureswouldfollowifitweredone.Veryexcellentthoughtsondeath，andonourfeelingsconcerningdeadfriends，andtheadvantagesanoldcountryhasoveranewone，evenintheslendermemorialswehaveofgreatmenwhoonceflourished.

Charlesisehome，andwantshisdinner;andsothedeadmenmustbenomorethoughton:tellushowyougoon，andhowyoulikeWinterslowandwinterevenings.

Noales[Knowles]hasnotgotbackagain，butheisinbetterspirits.

JohnHazlittwashereonWednesday，verysober.

OurlovetoHazlitt.

Yoursaffectionately，

M.LAMB.

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