LETTER201 - The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 - Charles Lamb - 其他小说 - 30读书

LETTER201

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charleslambtowilliamhazlitt

(addedtosameletter)

dearhazlitt,

icannothelpaccompanyingmysister'scongratulationstosarahwithsomeofmyowntoyouonthishappyoccasionofamanchildbeingborn—

delightedfancyalreadyseeshimsomefuturerichaldermanoropulentmerchant;paintingperhapsalittleinhisleisurehoursforamusementlikethelateh.bunbury,esq.

pray,arethewinterslowestatesentailed?iamafraidlesttheyoungdogwhenhegrowsupshouldcutdownthewoods,andleavenogrovesforwidowstotaketheirlonesomesolacein.thewemestateofcoursecanonlydevolveonhim,incaseofyourbrotherleavingnomaleissue.

well,myblessingandheaven'sbeuponhim,andmakehimlikehisfather,withsomethingabettertemperandasmootherheadofhair,andthenallthemenandwomenmustlovehim.

martinandthecard-boysjoinincongratulations.lovetosarah.sorrywearenotwithincaudle-shot.c.lamb.

ifthewidowbeassistantonthisnotableoccasion,giveourduerespectsandkindremembrancestoher.

[williamhazlitt'sson,williamhazlitt,afterwardstheregistrar,wasbornonseptember26,1811,hehadbeenprecededbyanotherboy,in1809,wholived,however,onlyafewmonths.

"h.bunbury."henrywilliambunbury,thecaricaturistandpainter,andthehusbandofgoldsmith'sfriend,catherinehorneck,the"jessamybride."hediedin1811.

thecard-boyswouldbelamb'swednesdayvisitors.

hereshouldcomealetterfromlambtocharleslloyd,senior,dated

september8,1812.itisprintedincharleslambandthelloyds:a

letterofcriticismofmr.lloyd'stranslationoftheepistlesof

horace.

aletterfromlambtocharleslloyd,junior,belongingtothisperiod,isnownomore,incommonwithallbuttwoofhisletters,theremainderofwhichweredestroyedbylloyd'sson,charlesgrosvenorlloyd.writingtodanielstuartonoctober13,1812,wordsworthsays."lambwritestolloydthatc.'splay[coleridge's"remorse"]isaccepted."

wenowcometoaperiodofthreeyearsinlamb'slifewhichisrepresentedinthecorrespondencebyonlytwoorthreeletters.notuntilaugust9,1814,doeshereturntohisoldmanner.duringthistimelambisknowntohavewrittenhisfirstessayonchrist'shospital,his"confessionsofadrunkard,"thelittlebutexcellentseriesoftable-talkintheexaminerandsomeversesinthesamepaper.possiblyhewrotemanyletterstoo,buttheyhavedisappeared.weknowfromcrabbrobinson'sdiarythatitwasasocialperiodwiththelambs;theindiahouseworkalsobecomingmoreexactingthanbefore.]

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