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Keswick Museum and Art Gallery. Previously published: Charles Cuthbert Southey (ed.), Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey, 6 vols (London, 1849–1850), III, pp. 287–289 [in part].
These letters were edited with the assistance of Carol Bolton, Tim Fulford and Ian Packer
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The Chronica del R D Rodrigoby <at> the same time with those which went by waggon; – but I am forty miles from
the canal, & this is not the first time I have felt myself imposed upon by carriers, without perceiving any means of redress.
There is not nothing in which clear laws & summary justice are more needed than in the breach of business, where
frauds are so easily committed, & in almost all cases with perfect impunity.
I have been three weeks from home since your last letter was written. The two Edithson. & especially so in one of her make. We left
Tom there, over head & ears in love, & few jests upon the blockade he was
carrying on, (the Ladys name happening to be Castle)xxx how money-matters may turn out I very doubtful: but unless there were something I do not think he would
have proceeded thus far.
My Register-work
Murray the bookseller, with whom the Quarterly has led me into a correspondence,
promises to procure for me a MSS. Hist of Limaxx is impossible to do this to my own satisfaction unless I feel
myself thoroughly well acquainted with the whole series of events. Surely John Bell might get at these books, for they are neither old enough, nor valuable enough to be
scarce.
Gifford will have me reviewed as early as possible in the Quarterly, in the next
number if he can.
Scott sent me his poem
measure is less agreable, – but the story has finer parts, & xxx is better conceived. The portraits
both of Camp & his master are remarkably good.
The old Douay establishment is removed to England – to a place called Ushaw, about four miles from Durham.xx 2000£ to begin with, – tho 12000 have already
been expended, & pretty near as much more will go before it is compleated. There are 100 students there already, chiefly boys,
& preparations <are> making for doubling the number. I rode over with Harry & one of his Catholic friends to look after the library. The philosophical tutor Lingardxx upon one side, & glancing up a pair of cunning
eyes at me, to show his liberality. In the evening however the Ecclesiastical Antiquities of the Anglo Saxons,his Romance of S Dunstan!X
Xxxxx Remember me to my Aunt – I long to see D Duardos, & think of doing so either at the fall of the leaves, or
before <about> their return, – as may best suit my occupations. We are all going on well,