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LETTER89

CHARLESLAMBTOTHOMASMANNING

[P.M.August31，1801.]

IheardthatyouweregoingtoChina，withamissionfromtheWedgwoodstocollecthintsfortheirpottery，andtoteachtheChineseperspective.ButIdidnotknowthatLondonlayinyourwaytoPekin.Iamseriouslygladofit，forIshalltroubleyouwithasmallpresentfortheEmperorofUsbeckTartary，asyougobyhisterritories:itisafragmentofa"

DissertationonthestateofpoliticalpartiesinEnglandattheendoftheeighteenthcentury，"

whichwillnodoubtbeveryinterestingtohisImperialMajesty.ItwaswrittenoriginallyinEnglishfortheuseofthetwoandtwentyreadersof"

TheAlbion"

（thiscalculationincludesaprinter，fourpressmen，andadevil）;butbeingofnousewhen"

TheAlbion"

stopped，IgotittranslatedintoUsbeckTartarbymygoodfriendTibetKulm，whoisetoLondonwithacivilinvitationfromtheChamtotheEnglishnationtogoovertotheworshipoftheLama.

"

TheAlbion"

isdead—deadasnailindoor—andmyrevenueshavediedwithit;butIamnotasamanwithouthope.Ihavegotasortofopeningtothe"

MorningChronicle，"

!!!MisterManning，bymeansofthatmondispenserofbenevolence，MisterDyer.IhavenotseenPerrytheeditoryet:butIampreparingaspecimen.Ishallhaveadifficultjobtomanage，foryoumustknowthatMisterPerry，inmonwiththegreatbodyoftheWhigs，thinks"

TheAlbion"

verylow.IfindImustriseapegorso，bealittlemoredecentandlessabusive;for，toconfessthetruth，Ihadarrivedtoanabominablepitch;Isparedneitheragenorsexwhenmycuewasgivenme.Nimporte（astheysayinFrench）:anyclimatewillsuitme.Soyouareabouttobringyouroldface-makingfacetoLondon.Youcouldnoteinabettertimeformypurposes;forIhavejustlostRickman，afaintideaofwhosecharacterIsentyou.HeisgonetoIrelandforayearortwo，tomakehisfortune;andIhavelostbyhisgoing，what[it]seemstomeIcanneverrecover—afinishedman.HismemorywillbetomeasthebrazenserpenttotheIsraelites，—Ishalllookuptoit，tokeepmeuprightandhonest.ButhemayyetbringbackhishonestfacetoEnglandoneday.IwishyouraffairswiththeEmperorofChinahadnotbeensourgent，thatyoumighthavestayedinGreatBritainayearortwolonger，tohaveseenhim;for，judgingfrommyownexperience，Ialmostdarepronounceyouneversawhisequal.Ineversawamanthatcouldbeatallasecondorsubstituteforhiminanysort.

Imaginethatwhatishereerasedwasanapologyandexplanation，perfectlysatisfactoryyoumaybesure!forratingthismansohighlyattheexpenseof——，and——，and——，andM——，and——，and——，and——.ButMisterBurkehasexplainedthisphenomenonofournatureveryprettilyinhislettertoaMemberoftheNationalAssembly，orelseinhisAppealtotheoldWhigs，Iforgetwhich.Doyourememberaninstance，fromHomer（whounderstoodthesematterstolerablywell）ofPriamdrivingawayhisothersonswithexpressionsofwrathandbitterreproach，whenHectorwasjustdead.

IlivewhereIdid，inaprivatemanner，becauseIdontlikestate.Nothingissodisagreeabletomeastheclamoursandapplausesofthemob.ForthisreasonIliveinanobscuresituationinoneofthecourtsoftheTemple.

C.L.

[ManninghadtakenupChineseatCambridge，andin1800hehadmovedto

ParistostudythelanguageunderDr.Hagan.Hedidnot，however，goto

Chinauntil1806.TheWedgwoodswereColeridgespatrons.Lambs