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<p>National
                        Library of Wales, MS 4811D.  Not previously published.</p>
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<head>494. Robert Southey to <ref target="people.html#WynnCharlesWW">Charles Watkin
                        Williams Wynn</ref>, <date when="1800-02-28">28 February
                        1800</date>
<note place="foot" resp="editors" type="headnote">Address: To/ C W Williams Wynn Esq<hi rend="sup">r</hi>/ 5. Stone Buildings/ Lincolns Inn/
                        London<lb/>Postmarks: BRISTOL/ FEB 28 1800; B/ MAR 1/
                        1800<lb/>Endorsement: Feb 28 1800<lb/>MS: National
                        Library of Wales, MS 4811D<lb/>Unpublished.
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<salute>My dear Wynn</salute>
</opener>
<p rend="indent1"> Your letter arrived too late to be answered
                    by return of post. our post leaving Bristol at 4 – &amp; the
                    letters not being delivered in this part of the town till
                    half after five. to <ref target="people.html#StracheyGeorge">Strachey</ref> therefore I must delay my intended
                    letter.</p>
<p rend="indent1"> The Review of Antenors Travels<note n="1" place="foot" resp="editors">Etienne-Francois de Lantier,
                            <title>The Travels of Antenor in Greece and
                            Asia</title>, 3 vols (1799), favourably noticed in
                            <title>Critical Review</title>, 27 (December 1799),
                        [361]–376. Wynn had suggested Southey authored this
                        review.</note> is not mine – nor have I seen it. nor
                    should I have praised such a book as you describe it to be.
                    to indecency I am ever unsparingly hostile. to irreligion a
                    candid enemy. &amp; the mingle-mangel of French taste is my
                    utter abhorrence.</p>
<p rend="indent1">
<hi rend="ital">Where</hi> shall I find you at Gloucester –
                    &amp; when – for I will endeavour to meet you there. direct
                    to me N<hi rend="sup">o</hi> 10 <ref target="places.html#StokesCroft">Stokes Croft</ref> –
                    Bristol.</p>
<p rend="indent1"> If it be not too late, I know Lewis may have
                        <ref target="people.html#TaylorWilliam">William
                        Taylors</ref> translation of Lenora<note n="2" place="foot" resp="editors">Taylor’s translation of
                        ‘Lenora’, first published anonymously in the
                            <title>Monthly Magazine</title>, 1 (March 1796),
                        135–137, was used by Lewis in <title>Tales of
                            Wonder</title>, 2 vols (London, 1801), II, pp.
                        469–482.</note> by asking for it. his direction is Surry
                    Street. Norwich. my balladling of Bishop Hatto<note n="3" place="foot" resp="editors">‘God’s Judgement On A
                        Bishop’, <title>Morning Post</title>, 27 November 1799;
                        reprinted in <title>Annual Anthology</title> (Bristol,
                        1800), pp. 258–263.</note> he is very welcome to – if it
                    be worth having. it will be published in the Anthology in
                    about four weeks – if he wishes it sooner I will copy it for
                    him.</p>
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<salute rend="indent1"> God bless you.</salute>
<salute rend="indent2"> yrs affectionately</salute>
<signed rend="indent3"> R Southey.</signed>
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<date when="1800-02-28">Friday. 28 Feb<hi rend="sup">y</hi>. 1800</date>
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