LETTER 564
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“TheWorksofCharlesandMaryLamb—Volume6(.shg.tw)”
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LETTER564
CHARLESLAMBTOC.W.DILKE
[P.M.Feb.,1833.]
CHRISTIANNAMESOFWOMEN
(TOEDITHS——-)
InChristianworldMARYthegarlandwears!
REBECCAsweetensonaHebrewsear;
QuakersforpurePRISCILLAaremoreclear;
AndthelightGaulbyamorousNINONswears.
AmongthelesserlightshowLUCYshines!
WhatairoffragranceROSAMUNDthrowsround!
HowlikeahymndothsweetCECILIAsound!
OfMARTHAS,andofABIGAILS,fewlines
Havebraggdinverse.Ofcoarsesthouseholdstuff
ShouldhomelyJOANbefashioned.Butcan
YouBARBARAresist,orMARIAN?
AndisnotCLAREforloveexcuseenough?
Yet,bymyfaithinnumbers,Iprofess,
Theseall,thanSaxonEDITH,pleasemeless.
Manythanksforthelifeyouhavegivenus—Iamperfectlysatisfied.Butifyouadverttoitagain,Igiveyouadelicatehint.BarbaraS——shadowsunderthatnameMissKellysearlylife,andIhadtheAnecdotebeautifullyfromher.
[Thesonnet,addressedtoEdithSouthey,wasprintedinTheAthenaeumforMarch9,1833.
For"
BarbaraS——"
seeVol.II.ofthepresentedition.]
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