LETTER 22

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“TheWorksofCharlesandMaryLamb—Volume5（.shg.tw）”

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LETTER22

CHARLESLAMBTOS.T.COLERIDGE

[BegunSunday，February5，1797.

Datedonaddressbymistake:January5，1797.]

SundayMorning.—YoucannotsurelymeantodegradetheJoanofArcintoapotgirl.Youarenotgoing，Ihope，toannextothatmostsplendidornamentofSoutheyspoemallthiscockandabullstoryofJoanthepublicansdaughterofNeufchatel，withthelamentableepisodeofawaggoner，hiswife，andsixchildren;thetexturewillbemostlamentablydisproportionate.Thefirstfortyorfiftylinesoftheseaddendaare，nodoubt，intheirway，admirable，too;butmanywouldprefertheJoanofSouthey.

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OnmightiestdeedstobroodOfshadowyvastness，suchasmademyheartThrobfast.AnonIpaused，andinastateOfhalfexpectancelistendtothewind;"

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Theywonderdatme，whohadknownmeonceAchearfulcarelessdamsel;"

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Theeye，ThatofthecirclingthrongandofthevisibleworldUnseeing，sawtheshapesofholyphantasy;"

IseenothinginyourdescriptionoftheMaidequaltothese.Thereisafineoriginalitycertainlyinthoselines—"

Forshehadlivedinthisbadworldasinaplaceoftombs，AndtouchdnotthepollutionsoftheDead"

—butyour"

fiercevivacity"

isafaintcopyofthe"

fierce&terriblebenevolence"

ofSouthey.Addedtothis，thatitwilllooklikerivalshipinyou，&extortaparisonwithS，—Ithinktoyourdisadvantage.Andthelines，considerdinthemselvesasanadditiontowhatyouhadbeforewritten（strainsofafarhighermood），arebutsuchasMadameFancylovesinsomeofhermorefamiliarmoods，atsuchtimesasshehasmetNollGoldsmith，&walkdandtalkdwithhim，callinghimoldacquaintance.Southeycertainlyhasnopretensionstoviewithyouinthesublimeofpoetry;buthetellsaplaintalebetterthanyou.Iwillenumeratesomewoefulblemishes，someofemsaddeviationsfromthatsimplicitywhichwasyourai"

Haildwhomightbenear"

（thecanvas-coverturemoving，bytheby，islaughable）;"

awoman&sixchildren"

（bytheway，—whynotninechildren，itwouldhavebeenjusthalfaspatheticagain）:"

statuesofsleeptheyseemd."

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Frost-mangledwretch:"

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greenputridity:"

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haildhimimmortal"

（ratherludicrousagain）:"

voicedasadandsimpletale"

（abominable!）:"

unprovenderd:"

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suchhistale:"

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