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LETTER99

CHARLESLAMBTOS.T.COLERIDGE

October9，1802.

CAROLUSAGNUSCOLERIDGIOSUOS.

Carissime—Scribis，utnummosscilicetepistolariossolvametpostremoinTartaraabeam:immotupotiusTartaricum（utaiunt）deprehendisti，quimevernaculamealinguaproscribaconductitiopertotannossatiseleganterusumadLatinèimpureetcaninofereorelatrandumpertuasmetepistolasbenèpositasetconcinnataspercellerestudueris.Conabortamen:Attamenvereor，ut?desistasnostriChristi，interquastantadiligentiamagistriimproba[?improbi]bonisliterulis，quasiperclysteremquendaminjectis，infràsupraqueolimpenitùsimbutusfui，BarnesiietMarklandiidoctissimorumvirorumnominibusadhucgaudentes，barbarismismeisperegrinisetaliundequ?sitisvaldedehonestavero[sic].Sedpergerequocunqueplacet.Adesteigitur，"

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estis，conjugationumdeclinationumveturmae，terribiliaspectra，ettuimprimisades，UmbraetImagomaximaobsoletas（Diisgrati?）Virg?，quanovissimeinmentemrecepta，horrescuntsubitonatales[nates]，etparumdeestquominùsbraccasmeasultrousqueadcrurademittam，etipsepuerpueriliterejulem.

IstatuaCarminaChamounianasatisgrandiaessemihiconstat;sedhocmihinonnihildisplicet，quòdiniisillaemontiumGrisosonuminterseresponsionestotidemreboantanglice，God，God，haudaliteratquetemetaudivituasmoniesCumbrianasresonaredocentes，Tod，Tod，nempeDoctoreminfelicem:vocemcertehaudDeumSonantem.Procaeterisplaudo.

Itidemparationesistastuassatiscallidasetlepidascertènovi:sedquidhocadverum?cumilliConsulariviroetmentemirritabilemistamJulianam:etetiamastutiasfrigidulasquasdamAugustopropriores，nequaquamcongruenterunoafflatuparationiscausainsedisseaffirmaveris:necnonnescioquidsimilitudinisetiamcumTiberiotertioinlocosoliciteproduxetis.QuidtibiequidemcumunovelalteroCaesare，cùmuniversiDuodecimadparationestuasseultrotulerint?Praeterea，vetustatiadnutans，parationesiniquasodi.

IstasWordsworthianasnuptias（velpotiuscujusdamEdmundiitui）teretulissemirificumgaudeo.Valeas，Maria，fortunatanimium，etantiquaeillaeMariaeVirgini（parationeplusquamCaesareana）forsitanparanda，quoniam"

beataintermulieres:"

etetiamfortasseWordsworthiumipsumtuummaritumAngeloSalutatoriaequarefaserit，quoniameCoelo（utille）descenduntetMusaeetipsiMusicolae:atWordsworthiumMusarumobservantissimumsempernovi.Necnontequoqueaffinitatehacnova，Dorothea，gratulor:ettucertealterumdonumDei.

IstumLudum，quemtu，Coleridgi，Americanumgarris，aLudo（utLudisunt）maximèabhorrentempraetereo:nempequidadLudumattinet，totiusillaegentisColumbianae，anostragente，eademstirpeorta，ludisingulicausavoluntatemperperamalienare?Quassoegomateriamludi:tuBellaingeris.

Deniquevaleas，etquiddeLatinitatemeaputes，dicas;faciasutopossumillumnostrumvolantemvel（uttumalis）quendamPiscemerrabundum，amesalvumetpulcherrimumessejubeas.ValeantuxortuacumHartleiionostro.Sorormeasalvaestetego:vosetipsasalverejubet.Ulteriusprogrediri[?progredi]nonliquet:homosumaeratus.

P.S.—Penemihiexciderat，apudmeesseLibrorumaJohannoMiltonoLatinèscriptorumvoluminaduo，quae（Deovolente）cumcaeteristuislibrisocyùscitiùsperMaria[?]adtemissura[sic]curabo;sedmeinhoctaligenerererumnullomodofestinantemnovisti:habesconfitentemreum.Hocsolumdici[sic]restat，praedictavoluminapulchraesseetomniaoperaLatinaJ.M.insecontinere.CircadefensionemistamProPop°.Ang°.acerrimaminpraesensipsepraeclarogaudiomoror.

JussatuaStuartinafaciamutdiligentercolam.

Iterumiterumquevaleas:

Etfaciasmemorsisnostri.

[IappendatranslationfromthepenofMr.StephenGwynn:—

CHARLESLAMBTOHISFRIENDCOLERIDGE，GREETING.

DEARFRIEND—YouwritethatIamtopaymydebt，towitincoinofcorrespondence，andfinallythatIamtogotoTartarus:nobutitisyouhavecaughtaTartar（asthesayingis），sinceafteralltheseyearsemployingmyownvernaculartongue，andprettilyenoughforahiredpenman，youhavesetabouttodrivemebymeansofyourwellposedandneatlyturnedepistlestogrossandalmostdoggishbarkingintheLatin.Still，Iwilltry:AndyetIfearthattheHostelofourChrist，—whereinbytheexceedingdiligenceofarelentlessmasterIwasindaysgonebydeeplyimbuedfromtoptobottomwithpolitelearning，instilledasitwerebyaclyster—whichstillgloriesinthenamesoftheeruditeBarnesandMarkland，willbevilelydishonouredbymyoutlandishandadscititiousbarbarisms.ButIamdeterminedtoproceed，nomatterwhither.Bewithmethereforeallyetroopsofconjugationsanddeclensions，dreadspectres，andapproachthouchiefest，ShadeandPhantomofthedisused（thankHeaven）Birch，atwhoseentrytomyimaginationasuddenshivertakesmyrump，andatriflethenmorewouldmakemebegintoletdownmybreechestomycalves，andturningboy，howlboyishly.

ThatyourOdeatChamounixisafinethingIamclear;buthereisathingoffendsmesomewhat，thatintheodeyouranswersoftheGrisonmountainstoeachothershouldsooftenechoinEnglishGod，God—intheverytonethatIhaveheardyourownlipsteachingyourCumbrianmountainstoresoundTod，Tod，meaningtheunluckydoctor—asyllableassuredlyofnoGodlikesound.Fortherest，Iapprove.

Moreover，Icertainlyrecognisethatyourparisonsareacuteandwitty;butwhathasthistodowithtruth?sinceyouhavegiventothegreatConsulatoncethatirritablemindofJulius，andalsoakindofcoldcunning，morepropertoAugustus—attributingincongruouscharacteristicsinonebreathforthesakeofyourparison:nay，youhaveeveninthethirdinstancelaboriouslydrawnoutsomelikenesstoTiberius.WhathadyoutodowithoneCaesar，orasecond，whenthewholeTwelveofferedthemselvestoyourparison?Moreover，Iagreewithantiquity，andthinkparisonsodious.

YourWordsworthnuptials（orratherthenuptialsofacertainEdmundofyours）fillmewithjoyinyourreport.Mayyouprosper，Mary，fortunatebeyondpare，andperchanceparabletothatancientVirginMary（aparisonmorethanC?sarean）since"

blessedartthouamongwomen:"

perhapsalsoitwillbenoimpietytopareWordsworthhimselfyourhusbandtotheAngelofSalutation，since（liketheangel）fromheavendescendbothMusesandtheservantsoftheMuses:whosedevoutestvotaryIalwaysknowWordsworthtobe.Congratulationstothee，Dorothea，inthisnewalliance:youalsoassuredlyareanother"

giftofGod."

AsforyourLudus[Lloyd]，whomyoutalkofasan"

American，"