LETTER 343

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“TheWorksofCharlesandMaryLamb—Volume6（.shg.tw）”

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LETTER343

CHARLESLAMBTOBERNARDBARTON

[（Earlyspring），1824.]

IamsureIcannotfillaletter，thoughIshoulddisfurnishmysculltofillit.Butyouexpectsomething，andshallhaveaNote-let.IsSunday，notdivinelyspeaking，buthumanlyandholydaysically，ablessing?Withoutitsinstitution，wouldourruggedtaskmastershavegivenusaleisureday，sooften，thinkyou，asonceinamonth?—or，ifithadnotbeeninstituted，mighttheynothavegivenusevery6thday?SolvemethisprobleIfwearetogo3timesadaytochurch，whyhasSundayslippedintothenotionofa_Holli_day?AHolydayIgrantit.Thepuritans，IhavereadinSoutheysBook，knewthedistinction.TheymadepeopleobserveSundayrigorously，wouldnotletanurserymaidwalkoutinthefieldswithchildrenforrecreationonthatday.Butthen—theygavethepeopleahollidayfromallsortsofworkeverysecondTuesday.ThiswasgivingtotheTwoCaesarsthatwhichwashisrespective.Wise，beautiful，thoughtful，generousLegislators!WouldWilberforcegiveusourTuesdays?No，d—nhiHewouldturnthesixdaysintosevenths，

Andthose3smilingseasonsoftheyear

IntoaRussianwinter.

OldPlay.

Iamsittingoppositeapersonwhoismakingstrangedistortionswiththegout，whichisnotunpleasant—tomeatleast.Whatisthereasonwedonotsympathisewithpain，shortofsometerribleSurgicaloperation?Hazlitt，whoboldlysaysallhefeels，avowsthatnotonlyhedoesnotpitysickpeople，buthehatestheIobscurelyrecognisehismeaning.Painisprobablytooselfishaconsideration，toosimplyaconsiderationofself-attention.Wepitypoverty，lossoffriendsetc.moreplexthings，inwhichtheSufferersfeelingsareassociatedwithothers.Thisisaroughthoughtsuggestedbythepresenceofgout;Iwantheadtoextricateitandplaneit.WhatisallthistoyourLetter?Ifeltittobeagoodone，butmyturn，whenIwriteatall，isperverselytotraveloutoftherecord，sothatmylettersareanythingbutanswers.Soyoustillwantamotto?Youmustnottakemyironicalone，becauseyourbook，Itakeit，istooseriousforit.Bickerstaffmighthaveuseditforhislucubrations.Whatdoyouthinkof（foraTitle）

RELIGIOTREMULIORTREMEBUNDI

ThereisReligio-MediciandLaici.—ButperhapsthevolumeisnotquiteQuakerishenoughorexclusivelyforit—butyourownVIGILSisperhapstheBest.WhileIhavespace，letmecongratulatewithyouthereturnofSpring—whataSummerySpringtoo!allthosequalmsaboutthedogandcray-fishmeltbeforeit.Iamgoingtobehappyandvainagain.

AhastyfarewellC.LAMB.

["

SoutheysBook"

—TheBookoftheChurch.

"

WouldWilberforcegiveusourTuesdays?"

—WilliamWilberforce，theabolitionistandtheprincipal"

Puritan"

ofthatday.]

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