LETTER95

letter95

charleslambtojohnrickman

16,mitrecourtbuildings,innertemple,april10,1802.

dearrickman,—theenclosedletterexplainsitself.itwillsavemethedangerofacorporalinterviewwiththeman-eaterwho,ifverysharp-set,maytakeafancytome,ifyouwillgivemeashortnote,declaratoryofprobabilities.thesefromhimwhohopestoseeyouonceortwicemorebeforehegoeshence,tobenomoreseen:forthereisnotipplenorointhegrave,whereuntohehasteneth.

c.lamb.

howclearlythegoulwrites,andlikeagentleman!

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