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Duke University Library, Southey papers. Previously published: Kenneth Curry (ed.), New Letters of Robert Southey, 2 vols (London and New York, 1965), I, pp. 121–123.
These letters were edited with the assistance of Carol Bolton, Tim Fulford and Ian Packer
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Amidst all the Bodderation of the Welsh Invasion & the Banks stoppagex
<name> down as one of the secretaries to the Embassy. I saw a Dollar yesterday with the head of Carlos 3rd
& the name of Carlos 4th
xxxxly <probably> have committed. I had
this account from Carlisle — the intimate friend of Gimbernatt . — he visited
much at Las Casas house. a fine liberal Spaniard — a man who seems to have ingrafted the new French character on the old Spanish one.
perhaps words cannot convey a higher encomium.
Gimbernatt is now at Paris. I never saw him — tho he heard many of my Lectures
I am at last about to send Joan of Arc to Paris. there it ought to be a national Poem. you will have the portraits of
the Directory soon in the Monthly Magazine. I know not whether that of Rewbell
Blackstone
my mornings are devoted to Law; x I allow the evening for pleasanter employments &
divide it between the German Grammar & Madoc. with both of which I am getting forwards. I am fond of learning languages. nothing
exercises a mans ingenuity more, he sees the progress he makes, & this at once gratifies & encourages. it is my intention to
learn Welsh. I shall find it — almost — necessary, to render Madoc as compleat[MS torn] as I intend to. they who understand the
language say it is [MS torn] fine one. curious it certainly is from its great & undoubt[MS torn] —quity & Meirion in the Monthly Magazine has produced as[MS torn] of its analogy to the Greek
& Hebrew. philological inquiries [MS torn] to be ridiculed as they generally are — they may probably on[MS torn] solve many
historical problems, & throw a strong & steady light over periods now involved in darkness.
William Owen is[MS illegible] the man who writes [MS missing] first volume [MS missing]
Ediths love to Mrs
Morgan & Miss Parker.