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LETTER361

CHARLESLAMBTOSARAHHUTCHINSON

[P.M.January20，1825.]

Thebrevityofthisisowingtoscratchingitoffatmydeskamidexpectedinterruptions.Byhabit，IcanwriteLettersonlyatoffice.

DearMissH.ThankyouforanobleGoose，whichwantedonlythemassiveEncrustationthatweusedtopick-axeopenaboutthisseasoninoldGlosterPlace.WhenshallweeatanotherGoosepyetogether?Thepheasanttoomustnotbeforgotten，twiceasbigandhalfasgoodasapartridge.YouaskabouttheeditoroftheLond.Iknowofnone.Thisfirstspecimenisflatandpertenoughtojustifysubscriberswhogrudgeattothershilling.DeQuinceysParodywassubmittedtohimbeforeprinted，andhadhisProbatum.The"

Horns"

isinapoortaste，resemblingthemostlabouredpapersintheSpectator.Ihadsigndit"

JackHorner:"

butTaylorandHesseysaid，itwouldbethoughtanoffensivearticle，unlessIputmyknownsignaturetoit;andwrungfrommemyslowconsent.Butdidyoureadthe"

MemoirofListon"

?anddidyouguesswhoseitwas?OfalltheLiesIeverputoff，Ivaluethismost.Itisfromtoptotoe，everyparagraph，PureInvention;andhaspassedforGospel，hasbeenrepublishedinnewspapers，andinthepennyplay-billsoftheNight，asanauthenticAccount.IshallcertainlygototheNaughtyMansomedayformyFibbings.InthenextNo.IfigureasaTheologian!andhaveattackedmylatebrethren，theUnitarians.WhatJackPuddingtricksIshallplaynext，Iknownot.IamalmostattheendofmyTether.

Coleridgeisquiteblooming;buthisBookhasnotbuddedyet.IhopeIhavespeltTorquayrightnow，andthatthiswillfindyouallmending，andlookingforwardtoaLondonflightwiththeSpring.Winterwehavehadnone，butplentyoffoulweather.IhavelatelypickdupanEpigramwhichpleasedme.

TwonobleEarls，whomifI"

e，

SomefolksmightcallmeSinner;

Theoneinventedhalfacoat;

Theotherhalfadinner.

Theplanwasgood，assomewillsay

Andfittedtoconsoleone:

Because，inthispoorstarvingday，

Fewcanaffordawholeone.

IhavemadetheLameonestilllamerbyimperfectmemory，butspiteofbalddiction，alittledonetoitmightimproveitintoagoodone.Youhavenothingelsetodoat["

Talkkay"

herewrittenandscratchedout]Torquay.Supposeyoutryit.WellGodblessyouall，aswishesMary，[most]sincerely，withmanythanksforLetter&c.ELIA.

[TheMonkhouseshouseinLondonwasat34GloucesterPlace.

LambsDeQuinceyparodywasthe"

LettertoanOldGentleman，whoseEducationhasbeenNeglected."

"

Coleridgesbook"

—theAidstoReflection，publishedinMayorJune，1825.

"

IhavelatelypickdupanEpigram."

ThisisbyHenryMan，anoldSouth-SeaHouseclerk，whominhisSouth-SeaHouseessayLambmentionsasawit.Theepigram，whichreferstoLordSpencerandLordSandwich，willbefoundinMansMiscellaneousWorks，1802.]