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. Previously published: Kenneth Curry (ed.), New Letters of Robert Southey, 2 vols (London and New York, 1965), I, pp. 254-257.
These letters were edited with the assistance of Carol Bolton, Tim Fulford and Ian Packer
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Of the books you mention I should like to
have the Historical Collection of memorable accidents
My Mother! –
I always calculate upon her weakness & irresoluteness.
as for the money she must not be trusted with it. God knows
I have ways enough for money without letting Mrs Tyler pilfer me. is it not better
give it to Mrs Lovell? for if my Mother has
it before she be in the chaise she will turn it over to her sister.
& either come up by stage or stay where she is.
I forgot to notice what King said about Dr Solomon.r Beddoes cannot weed out quackery –
credulity is the common inclination of our nature, it may
bend under reason – but rises again like a reed when the
wind is past by. if the anecdote be inserted it should be
without specifying what the Blockheads name was.r. B. must take heed how he
does it lest he expose himself to an action.
Coleridge is here – for how long I know not. indeed his stay depends upon his inclination, & that is the most unsteady of all things.
I am plagued & puzzled about Edward. rescued
he ought to bexxx him all that is possible,
for my
Mothers sake, & a sense of duty, but I feel no
impulse to do any thing for his own. indeed nothing is in my
power.
One Trunk I think may surely come by the
Chaise – that is we always carried three Trunks by Chaise –
now my
Mother & Mrs L will not probably
have more than one [MS obscured]h. if they can take the
large one – so much the better – as we shall pay less fo[MS
obscured] the small. they will bring my desk, & I should
be glad of <the> two small volumes in parchment –
Guerras Civiles de Granada.quite impossible that you should fancy
yourself subpœnaed – come up in the chaise & return in
the Cheap Coach? a bed we could not offer you – but that for
a man is easily procured –
____
You will have guessed why the remainder of
the Bills has been delayed – that they might go in a frank.
– Hamiltonaccount & has sent neither. Of Longman I
enquired as to the sale of Thalaba. it has been slow. about
three hundred only sold. the novel you mention is by John
Thelwall
I hope Burnett will
upon fair trial discover how utterly unqualified he is for
the trade which he has chosen. he can support himself
certainly, & what he gets to do will be as well done as
by any body else. but to have the subject & the length
& the time fixed by such a fellow as Phillips!still more to render the
cohabitation more abominably ridiculous in its name –
translated & published the Eclogues of Virgil – including Formosum Pastor Corydon
ardebat Alexin.
Thomas
has not written to me, & his silence puzzles me – I will
write again to find him out. tomorrow I go to dine at Ld Hollands.
he is intimate with Wynn, & wants to see me for the sake of
Thalaba – I want to see him for the sake of his Uncle.
Remember me to King. if he has any
thing to be done in town he should know that I should be
glad to be commissioned by him. As Cottle I presume
has not – I have
got the Anthologiesthe
obligation my sense of the attention.
I am hurt at my Mothers
return to her
wicked sister. do not let her have the bills for
fear. Mrs Lovell had better have them.
We are sorry to hear of your Mothers weakness in the hand – very sorry – her & you I miss sadly –