LETTER 55

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LETTER55

CHARLESLAMBTOS.T.COLERIDGE

[?Spring，1800.]

Bysomefatality，unusualwithme，Ihavemislaidthelistofbookswhichyouwant.Canyou，frommemory，easilysupplymewithanother?

IconfesstoStatius，andIdetainedhimwilfully，outofareverentregardtoyourstyle.Statius，theytellme，isturgid.AstothatotherLatinbook，sinceyouknowneitheritsnamenorsubject，yourwants（Icraveleavetoapprehend）cannotbeveryurgent.Meanwhile，dreamthatitisoneofthelostDecadesofLivy.

Yourpartialitytomehasledyoutoformanerroneousopinionastothemeasureofdelightyousupposemetotakeinobliging.Pray，becarefulthatitspreadnofurther.Tisoneofthoseheresiesthatisverypregnant.Pray，restmoresatisfiedwiththeportionoflearningwhichyouhavegot，anddisturbmypeacefulignoranceaslittleaspossiblewithsuchsortofmissions.

Didyouneverobserveanappearancewellknownbythenameofthemaninthemoon?SomescandalousoldmaidshavesetonfootareportthatitisEndymion.Dr.StoddarttalksofgoingoutKingsAdvocatetoMalta.HehasstudiedtheCivilandCanonLawjustthreecanonmonths，tomyknowledge.Fiatjustitia，ruatcaelu

Yourtheoryaboutthefirstawkwardstepamanmakesbeingtheconsequenceoflearningtodance，isnotuniversal.WehaveknownmanyyouthsbredupatChrists，whoneverlearnedtodance，yettheworldimputestothemnoverygracefulmotions.IremembertherewaslittleHudson，theimmortalprecentorofSt.Pauls，toteachusourquavers:but，tothebestofmyrecollection，therewasnomasterofmotionswhenwewereatChrists.

Farewell，inhaste.

C.L.

[Talfourddoesnotdatethisletter，merelyremarkingthatitbelongstothepresentperiod.CanonAingerdateditJune22，1800;butthisIthinkcannotberightwhenwetakeintoconsiderationLetter60andwhatitsaysaboutLambslastlettertoColeridge（clearlythatofMay12），andthetimethathassinceelapsed.ThebirthofCharlesLloydsfirstchild，July31，givesusthelatestdatetowhichLetter60couldbelong.

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Yourtheory…"

ThismayhavebeencontainedinoneofColeridgesletters，nowlost;IdonotfinditinanyoftheknownMorningPostarticles.]

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