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Gibt on, Voltaire, and all the men who dared to put blasphemous; and the very words of the Oxford tithes to the question. gentleman, Evil, be thou my good,' are from that "I have got Southey's pretended reply, to which I very poem, from the mouth of Satan; and is there am surprised that you do not allude. What re- any thing more in that of Lucifer in the Mystery: mains to be done is, to call him out. The question Cain is nothing more than a drama, not a piece of is, would he come? for, if he would not, the whole argument. If Lucifer and Cain speak as the first thing would appear ridiculous, if I were to take a long and expensive journey to no purpose. "You must be my second, and, as such, I wish to consult you.

murderer and the first rebel may be supposed to speak, surely all the rest of the personages talk also according to their characters-and the stronger passions have ever been permitted to the drama.

"I apply to you as one well versed in the duello, "I have even avoided introducing the Deity as in or monomachie. Of course I shall come to Eng- Scripture, (though Milton does, and not very wisely land as privately as possible, and leave it (sup- either,) but have adopted his angel as sent to Cain posing that I was the survivor) in the same manner; instead, on purpose to avoid shocking any feelings having no other object which could bring me to that on the subject by falling short of what all uniocountry except to settle quarrels accumulated spired men must fall short in, viz., giving an during my absence. adequate notion of the effect of the presence of Jehovah. The old Mysteries introduced him libe rally enough, and all this is avoided in the new one.

"By the last post I transmitted to you a letter upon some Rochdale toll business, from which there are moneys in prospect. My agent says two "The atterapt to bully you, because they think it thousand pounds, but supposing it to be only one, won't succeed with me, seems to me as atrocious ar or even one hundred, still they be moneys; and I attempt as ever disgraced the times. What! when have lived long enough to have an exceeding re- Gibbon's, Hume's, Priestley's, and Drummond's spect for the smallest current coin of any realm, or publishers have been allowed to rest in peace for the least sum, which, although I may not want it seventy years, are you to be singled out for a work myself, may do something for others who may need of fiction, not of history or argument? There must it more than I. be something at the bottom of this-some private "They say that Knowledge is Power;'-I used enemy of your own: it is otherwise incredible. to think so; but I now know that they meant "I can only say, 'Me, me; en adsum qui feci;' money' and when Socrates declared, that all he that any proceedings directed against you, I beg, knew was, that he knew nothing,' he merely in- may be transferred to me, who am willing, and tended to declare, that he had not a drachm in the ought, to endure them all; that if you have lost Athenian world. money by the publication, I will refund any or all "The circulars are arrived, and circulating like of the copyright; that I desire you will say that the vortices (or vortexes) of Descartes. Still I both you and Mr. Gifford remonstrated against the have a due care of the needful, and keep a look-out publication, as also Mr. Hobhouse; that I alone ahead, as my notions upon the score of moneys co-occasioned it, and I alone am the person who, incide with yours, and with all men's who have either legally or otherwise, should bear the burden. lived to see that every guinea is a philosopher's If they prosecute, I will come to England—that is, stone, or at least his touch-stone. You will doubt if by meeting it in my own person, I can save me the less, when I pronounce my firm belief, that yours. Let me know. You shan't suffer for me, I can help it. Make any use of this letter you "I cannot reproach myself with much expendi- please. "Yours ever, &c. ture my only extra expense (and it is more than I "P. S. I write to you about all this row of bad nave spent upon myself) being a loan of two passions and absurdities, with the summer moun hundred and fifty pounds to Hunt; and fifty (for here our winter is clearer than your dog-daya) pounds' worth of furniture which I have bought for lighting the winding Arno, with all her buildings him; and a boat which I am building for myself and bridges,-so quiet and still!-What nothing at Genoa, which will cost about a hundred pounds are we before the least of these stars!"

Cash is Virtue.

more.

"But to return. I am determined to have all the moneys I can, whether by my own funds, or succession, or lawsuit, or MSS., or any lawful means whatever.

"I will pay (though with the sincerest reluctance) my remaining creditors, and every man of law, by instalments from the award of the arbitrators.

"I recommend to you the notice in Mr. Hanson's letter, on the demand of moneys for the Rochdale tolls.

"Above all, I recommend my interests to your nonorable worship.

"Recollect, too, that I expect some moneys for the various MSS., (no matter what;) and, in short, Rem, quocunque modo, Rem!'-the noble feeling of cupidity grows upon us with our years.

"Yours ever, &c."

LETTER DXLVI.

TO MR. MOORE.

"Pun, Feb. 19, 1972.

"I am rather surprised not to have had av answer to my letter and packets. Lady Noel a dead, and it is not impossible that I may have to go to England to settle the division of the Wentworth property, and what portion Lady B. is to have of it; all which was left undecided by the articles of separation. But I hope not, if it can be done without,-and I have written to Sir Francis Bur dett to be my referee, as he knows the property.

"Continue to address here, as I shall not go if I can avoid it-at least, not on that account. Butl may on another; for I wrote to Douglas Kinnaird to convey a message of invitation to Mr. Southey to meet me, either in England, or (as less liable to inter ruption) on the coast of France. This was about a fortnight ago, and I have not yet had time to hav the answer. However, you shall have due notice therefore continue to address to Pisa.

"My agents and trustees have written to me to desire that I would take the name directly, so thai am yours very truly and affectionately, NOEL BYRON.

I

"P. S. I have had no news from England except

nonsiness; and merely know, from some abuse in My lawyers are taking out a license for the name that faithful ex and de-tractor, Galignani, that the and arms, which it seems I am to endue. clergy are up against Cain.' There is (if I am "By another, and indirect quarter, I hear tha! not mistaken) some good church preferment on the Cain has been pirated, and that the Chancellor Wentworth estates; and I will show them what a has refused to give Murray any redress. Also, that good Christian I am by patronising and preferring G. R.* (your friend 'Ben'), has expressed great the most pious of their order, should opportunity personal indignation at the said poem. All this is curious enough, I think,-after allowing Priestly, "M. and I am but little in correspondence, and I Hume, and Gibbon, and Bolingbroke, and Voltaire know nothing of literary matters at present. I to be published, without depriving the booksellers have been writing on business only lately. What of their rights. I heard from Rome a day or two are you about? Be assured that there is no such ago, and, with what truth I know not, that *** coalition as you apprehend."

occur.

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Yours, &c "

LETTER DXLVII.

TO MR. MOORE.

LETTER DXLIX.

TO MR. MOORE.

"Pian, Feb. 20, 1822.*

"Your letter arrived since I wrote the enclosed.

"Pisa, March 1, 1822.

As it was

"As I still have no news of my Werner,' &c., It is not likely, as I have appointed agents and packet, sent to you on the 29th of January, I conarbitrators for the Noel estates, that I should pro- know whether it has not miscarried. tinue to bore you, (for the fifth time, I believe,) to reed to England on that account,-though I may fairly copied out, it will be vexatious if it be lost. upon another, within stated. At any rate, continue Indeed, I insured it at the post-office to make you to address here till you hear further from me. them take more care, and directed it regularly to I could wish you still to arrange for me, either with a London or Paris publisher, for the things, &c. you at Paris. shall not quarrel with any arrangement you may please to make.

from Blackwood's Magazine, in which it is said "In the impartial Galignani I perceive an extract "I have appointed Sir Francis Burdett my arbi- and I are no poets. With regard to one of us, 1 that there are people who have discovered that you trator to decide on Lady Byron's allowance out of know that this north-west passage to my magnetic the Noel estates, which are estimated at seven pole had been long discovered by some sages and I thousand a year, and rents very well paid, a rare leave them the full benefit of their penetration. I thing at this time. It is, however, owing to their think, as Gibbon says of his History, that, perconsisting chiefly in pasture lands, and therefore haps a hundred years hence it may still continue to less affected by corn bills, &c., than properties in be abused.' However, I am far from pretending to compete or compare with that illustrious literary character.

tillage.

·

"NOEL BYRON.

Believe me yours ever most affectionately, But, with regard to you, I thought that you "Between my own property in the funds, and my had always been allowed to be a poet, even by the wife's in land, I do not know which side to cry out stupid as well as the envious-a bad one, to be sure on in politics. "There is nothing against the immortality of the immoral, florid, Asiatic, and diabolically popular, -but still always a poet, mem. con. This discovery, soul in Cain' that I recollect. I hold no such therefore, has to me all the grace of novelty, as opinions; but, in a drama, the first rebel and the well as of consolation (according to Rochefoucault) first murderer must be made to talk according to to find myself no-poetized in such good company. their characters. However, the parsons are all I am content to err with Plato;' and can assure preaching at it, from Kentish Town and Oxford to Pisa-the scoundrels of priests, who do more harm you very sincerely, that I would rather be received a non poet with you, than be crowned with all the to religion than all the infidels that ever forgot their bays of (the yet-uncrowned) Lakers in their society. do. I know them I believe you think better of those worthies than I

catehism.

"I have not seen Lady Noel's death announced In Galignani.-How is that?"

LETTER DXLVIII

TO MR. MOORE.

"Pisa, Feb. 28, 1822.

1 begin to think that the packet (a heavy one) of five acts of Werner,' &c., can hardly have reached you, for your letter of last week (which I answered) did not allude to it, and yet I insured it at the post-office here.

"As for Southey, the answer to my proposition of a meeting is not yet come. I sent the message, with a short note to him, through Douglas Kinnaird, and Douglas's response is not arrived. If he accepts, I shall have to go to England; but if not, I do not think the Noel affairs will take me there, as the arbitrators can settle them without my presence, and there do not seem to be any difficul ties. The license for the new name and armorial bearings will be taken out by the regular applica tion, in such cases, to the Crown, and sent to me.

"Is there a hope of seeing you in Italy again ever? What are you doing?-bored by me, I know; but I have explained why before. I have no correspondence now with London, except through "I have no direct news from England, except on relations and lawyers, and one or two friends. My the Noel business, which is proceeding quietly, as I greatest friend, Lord Clare, is at Rome: we met on have appointed a gentleman (Sir F. Burdett) for the road, and our meeting was quite sentimentalmy arbitrator. They, too, have said that they will really pathetic on both sides. I have always loved recall the lawyer whom they had chosen, and will him better than any male thing in the world. name a gentleman too. This is better, as the arrangement of the estates and of Lady's B.'s allowance will thus be settled without quibbling. lows.]

• The preceding letter came enclosed in this.

[The preceding was enclosed in that which fol

• The King.

LETTER DL.

TO MR MOORE.

"Do not let me be misunderstood, however. I! you speak your own opinions, they ever had, ans will have, the greatest weight with me. But if you merely echo the 'monde,' (and it is difficult nc: to do so, being in its favor and its ferment,) I can "Since I wrote the enclosed, I have waited only regret that you should ever repeat any thing to another post, and now have your answer acknow-which I cannot pay attention.

"Plan, March 4, 1822.

ledging the arrival of the packet-a troublesome "But I am prosing. The gods go with you, and one, I fear, to you in more ways than one, both as much immortality of all kinds as may suit you from weight external and internal. present and all other existence.

**Yours, &c."

LETTER DLI.

TO MR. MOORE.

"Pisa, March 6, 18:22.

The unpublished things in your hands, in Douglas K.'s, and Mr. John Murray's, are, 'Heaven and Earth, a lyrical kind of Drama upon the Deluge, &c.;'-' Werner,' now with you;-a translation of the first canto of the Morgante Maggiore; ditto of an Episode in Dante;-some stanzas to the Po, June 1st, 1819;-Hints from Horace, written in 1811, but a good deal, since, to be omitted; several prose things, which may, perhaps, as well remain unpublished;-The Vision, &c., of "The enclosed letter from Murray hath melted Quevedo Redivivus' in verse. me; though I think it is against his own interest to "Here you see is more matter for a May morn-wish that I should continue his connexion. You ing; but how much of this can be published is for may, therefore, send him the packet of Werner,' consideration. The Quevedo (one of my best in which will save you all further trouble. And pray, that line) has appalled the Row already, and must can you forgive me for the bore and expense I have take its chance at Paris, if at all. The new already put upon you? At least, say so-for I feel Mystery is less speculative than Cain,' and very ashamed of having given you so much for such pious; besides, it is chiefly lyrical. The Morgante nonsense.

is the best translation that ever was or will be "The fact is, I cannot keep my resentments, made; and the rest are-whatever you please to though violent enough in their onset. Besides, now that all the world are at Murray on my account, I

think them.

"I am sorry you think Werner even approaching neither can nor ought to leave him; unless, as I to any fitness for the stage, which with my notions really thought, it were better for him that I should upon it, is very far from my present object. With "I have had no other news from England except regard to the publication, I have already explained a letter from Barry Cornwall, the bard, and my old that I have no exorbitant expectations of either schoolfellow. Though I have sickened you with fame or profit in the present instances; but wish letters lately, believe me them published because they are written; which is the common feeling of all scribblers.

"Yours, &c.

"P. S. In your last letter you say, speaking of She.ley, that you would almost prefer the damning "With respect to Religion,' can I never con- bigot to the annihilating infidel.' Shelley believes vince you that I have no such opinions as the in immortality, however-but this by-the-way. Do characters in that drama, which seems to have you remember Frederick the Great's answer to the frightened every body? Yet they are nothing to remonstrance of the villagers, whose curate preached the expressions in Goethe's Faust, (which are ten against the eternity of hell's torments? It was times hardier,) and not a whit more bold than those thus: If my faithful subjects of Schrausenhausof Milton's Satan. My ideas of a character may sen prefer being eternally camned, let them!' run away with me: like all imaginative men, I, of course, embody myself with the character while I draw it, but not a moment after the pen is from off the paper.

"I am no enemy to religion, but the contrary. As a proof, I am educating my natural daughter a strict Catholic in a convent of Romagna, for I think people can never have enough of religion, if they are to have any. I incline, myself, very much to the Catholic doctrines; but if I am to write a drama, I must make my characters speak as I conceive them likely to argue.

"Of the two, I should think the long sleep better than the agonized vigil. But men, miserable as they are, cling so to any thing like life, that they probably would prefer damnation to quiet. Besides, they think themselves so important in the creation, that nothing less can satisfy their pride the in sects!'

"

LETTER DLII.

TO MR. MURRAY.

**Pim, March 6, 1822

"As to poor Shelley, who is another bugbear to you and the world, he is, to my knowledge, the least selfish and the mildest of men-a man who has made more sacrifices of his fortune and feelings "You will long ago have received a letter from for others than any I ever heard of. With his me, (or should,) declaring my opinion of the treat speculative opinions I have nothing in common, ment you have met with about the recent publica nor desire to have. tion. I think it disgraceful to those who have per "The truth is, my dear Moore, you live near the secuted you. I make peace with you, though ou stove of society, where you are unavoidably influ-war was for other reasons than this same contro enced by its heat and its vapors. I did so once-versy. I have written to Moore by this post to for and too much-and enough to give a color to my ward to you the tragedy of Werner. I shall not whole future existence. As my success in society make or propose any present bargain about it or was not inconsiderable, I am surely not a prejudiced the new Mystery till we see if they succeed. If they judge upon the subject, unless in its favor; but I don't sel., (which is not unlikely,) you shan't pars think it, as now constituted, fatal to all great and I sur pose this is fair play, if you cheese to risk original undertakings of every kind. I never courted it.

it then, when I was young and high in blood, and "Bartolini, the celebrated sculptor, wrote to e one of its curled darlings;' and do you think I to desire to take my bust: 1 consented, on condi would do so now, when I am living in a clearer at- tion that he also took that of the Countess Guicci mosphere? One thing only might lead me back to oli. He has taken both, and I think it will be it, and that is, to try once more if I could do any allowed that hers is beautiful. I shall make you a good in politics; but not in the petty politics I see present of them both, to show that I don't bear Cow preying upon our miserable country. malice, and as a competation for the trouble and

quabble you had about Thorwaldsen's. Of my own shall be in print. He is such a good-nat ired, heavy I can hardly speak, except that it is thought very Christian, that we must give him a shove like what I now am, which is different from what through the press. He naturally thirsts to be an I was, of course, since you saw me. The sculptor author, and has been the happiest of men for theso is a famous one; and as it was done by his own two months, printing, correcting, collating, dating, particular request, will be done well, probably. anticipating, and adding to his treasures of learn. "What is to be done about Taafe and his Com-ing. Besides, he has had another fall from his mentary? He will die, if he is not published; he horse into a ditch the other day, while riding out will be damned if he is; but that he don't mind. with me into the country.”

We must publish him.

"All the row about me has no otherwise affected me than by the attack upon yourself, which is ungenerous in Church and State: but as all violence must in time have its proportionate reaction, you will do better by-and-by. "Yours very truly, "NOEL BYRON."

LETTER DLIII.

TO MR. MOORE.

"Pisa, March 8, 1922.

LETTER DLIV.

TO MR. MURRAY.

"Pisa, March 15, 1822.

"I am glad that you and your friends approve of my letter of the 8th ultimo. You may give it what publicity you think proper in the circumstances. I have since written to you twice or thrice.

"As to a poem in the old way,' I shall attempt of that kind nothing further. I follow the bias of "You will have had enough of my letters by this time yet one word in answer to your present mis-or men are or are not to be pleased: but this is my own mind, without considering whether women sive. You are quite wrong in thinking that your nothing to my publisher, who must judge and act advice had offended me; but I have already re-according to popularity.

plied (if not answered) on that point.

"Therefore let the things take their chance: if With regard to Murray, as I really am the they pay, you will pay me in proportion; and it meekest and mildest of men since Moses, (though they don't, I must. the public and mine excellent wife' cannot find it

out,) I had already pacified myself and subsided England. I have no desire to revisit that country, "The Noel affairs, I hope, will not take me to back to Albemarle street, as my yesterday's yepistle unless it be to keep you out of a prison, (if this can will have informed you. But I thought that I had be effected by my taking your place,) or perhaps to explained my causes of bile-at least to you.

Some instances of vacillation, occasional neg- one or two persons who take advantage of my abget myself into one, by exacting satisfaction from lect, and troublesome sincerity, real or imagined, sence to abuse me. Further than this, I have no are sufficient to put your truly great author and man business nor connexion with England, nor desire to into a passion. But reflection, with some aid from have, out of my own family and friends, to whom I hellebore, hath already cured me pro tempore; wish all prosperity. Indeed, I have lived upon the and, if it had not, a request from you and Hobhouse whole so little in England, (about five years since I would have come upon me like two out of the 'tribus was one-and-twenty,) that my habits are too conAnticyris,'-with which, however, Horace despairs tinental, and your climate would please me as little of purging a poet. I really feel ashamed of having as the society.

bored you so frequently and fully of late. But what "I saw the Chancellor's Report in a French pacould I do? You are a friend—an absent one, alas!per. Pray, why don't they prosecute the transla-and as I trust no one more, I trouble you in pro- tion of Lucretius or the original with its portion.

"This war of Church and State' has astonished me more than it disturbs; for I really thought 'Cain' a speculative and hardy, but still a harmless pro

'Primus in oroe Deos feen Timor,
'Tantum Religio potuit suadere maŋorum?'

"You must really get something done for Mr

duction. As I said before, I am really a great ad-Taafe's Commentary; what can I say to him?

mirer of tangible religion; and am breeding one of my daughters a Catholic, that she may have her hands full. It is by far the most elegant worship, hardly excepting the Greek mythology. What with incense, pictures, statues, altars, shrines, relics, and the real presence, confession, absolution,-there is something sensible to grasp at. Besides, it leaves no possibilty of doubt; for those who swallow their Deity really and truly, in transubstantiation, can hardly find any thing else otherwise than easy of digestion.

LETTER DLV.

TO MR. MURRAY.

"Yours, &c

"Pisa, Apr 13, 1822. "Mr. Kinnaird writes that there has been an 'ex. cellent defence' of Cain,' against Oxoniensis: ' I am afraid that this sounds flippant, but I you have sent me nothing but a not very excellent don't mean it to be so; only my turn of mind is so of-fence of the same poem. If there be such a given to taking things in the absurd point of view,Defender of the Faith,' you may send me his that it breaks out in spite of me every now and thirty-nine articles, as a counterbalance to some of then. Still, I do assure you that I am a very good your late communications.

Christian. Whether you will believe me in this, I "Are you to publish, or not, what Moore and Mr. do not know; but I trust you will take my word for Kinnaird have in hand, and the Vision of Judgbeing "Very truly and affectionately yours, &c. ment? If you publish the latter in a very cheap "P. S. Do tell Murray that one of the conditions edition, so as to baffle the pirates by a low price, of peace is, that he publisheth (or obtaineth a pub- you will find that it will do. The Mystery' I look lisher for) Taafe's Commentary on Dante, against upon as good, and Werner' too, and I expect that which there appears in the trade an unaccountable you will publish them speedily. You need not put repugnance. It will make the man so exuberantly your name to Quevedo, but publish it as a foreign happy. He dines with me and half a dozen English edition, and let it make its way. Douglas Kirnaird to-day; and I have not the heart to tell him how has it still, with the preface, I believe. the bibliopolar world shrink from his Commentary; "I refer you to him for documents on the lite -and yet it is full of the most orthodox religion row here. I sent them a week ago. and morality. In short, I make it a point that he

"Yours. &o'

LETTER DLVI.

LETTER DLIX.

TO SIR VALTER SCOTT.

TO MR. MURRAY.

"Pisa, April 18, 1822.

"Pisa, May 1, THREE

"I have received the Defence of Cain.' Who is "MY DEAR SIR WALTER, hy Warburton-for he has done for me what the Your account of your family is very pleasing: bishop did for the poet against Crousaz. His reply would that I could answer this comfort with the seems to me conclusive: and if you understood your like!' but I have just lost my natural daughter, Al >wn interest, you would print it together with the legra, by a fever. The only consolation, save time, is the reflection, that she is either at rest or happy;

poem.

Whom the gods love, die yong."

"It is very odd that I do not hear from you. I for her few years (only five) prevented her from have forwarded to Mr. Douglas Kinnaird the docu- having incurred any sin, except what we inheri! ments on a squabble here, which occurred about a from Adam. month ago. The affair is still going on; but they make nothing of it hitherto. I think, what with home and abroad, there has been hot water enough for one while. Mr. Dawkins, the English minister, has behaved in the handsomest and most gentlemanly manner throughout the whole business. "Yours ever, &c.

"P. S. I have got Lord Glenbervie's book, which is very amusing and able upon the topics which he touches upon, and part of the preface pathetic. Write soon."

LETTER DLVII.

TO MR. MURRAY.

"Pisa, April 22, 1822.

"I am yours, &c.

"I need not say that your letters are particularly welcome, when they do not tax your time and pa tience; and now that our correspondence is resumed, I trust it will continue.

"I have lately had some anxiety, rather than trouble, about an awkward affair here, which you may perhaps have heard of: but our minister has behaved very handsomely, and the Tuscan Government as well as it is possible for such a government to behave, which is not saying much for the latter. Some other English, and Scots, and myself, had a brawl with a dragoon, who insulted one of the party, and whom we mistook for an officer, as he was medalled and well mounted, &c.; but he turned out to be a sergeant-major. He called out the guard at the gates to arrest us, (we being unarmed;) upon which I and another (an Italian) rode through the said guard; but they succeeded in detaining others "You will regret to hear that I have received of the party. I rode to my house, and sent my intelligence of the death of my daughter Allegra secretary to give an account of the attempted and of a fever, in the convent of Bagna Cavallo, where illegal arrest to the authorities, and then, without she was placed for the last year, to commence her dismounting, rode back towards the gates, which education. It is a heavy blow for many reasons, are near my present mansion. Half way I met my out must be borne, with time. man, vaporing away, and threatening to draw upon "It is my present intention to send her remains me, (who had a cane in my hand, and no other to England for sepulture in Harrow church, (where arms.) I, still believing him an officer, demanded I once hoped to have laid my own,) and this is my his name and address, and gave him my hand and reason for troubling you with this notice. I wish glove thereupon. A servant of mine thrust in be the funeral to be very private. The body is em- tween us, (totally without orders,) but let him g balmed, and in lead. It will be embarked from on my command. He then rode off at full speed; Leghorn. Would you have any objection to give dangerously, (so as to be in peril,) by some Calium but about forty paces further was stabbed, and very the proper directions on its arrival? Beg or other of my people, (for I have some roughhanded folks about me,) I need hardly say without "P. S. You are aware that Protestants are not been sabring our unarmed countrymen, however, at my direction or approval. The said dragoon had allowed holy ground in Catholic countries." the gate, after they were in arrest, and held by the guards, and wounded one, Captain Hay, very sp verely. However, he got his paiks, having acted like an assassin, and being treated like one. wounded him, though it was done before thousands of people, they have never been able to ascertain, or prove, nor even the weapon; some said a pistol, ar air-gun, a stiletto, a sword, a lance, a pitchfork and what not. They have arrested and examined servants and people of all descriptions, but can "The blow was stunning and unexpected; for I make out nothing. Mr. Dawkins, our minister, thought the danger over, by the long interval be-assures me, that no suspicion is entertained of the tween her stated amelioration and the arrival of the man who wounded him having been instigated by express. But I have borne up against it as I best me, or any of the party. I enclose you copies t can, and so far successfully, that I can go about the the depositions of those with us, and Dr. Craufurd, usual business of life with the same appearance of a canny Scot, (not an acquaintance,) who saw the composure, and even greater. There is nothing to latter part of the affair. They are in Italian. prevent your coming to-morrow; but, perhaps, to- "These are the only literary matters in which day, and yester-evening, it was better not to have have been engaged since the publication and row met. I do not know that I have any thing to re- about Cain; but Mr. Murray has several things proach in my conduct, and certainly nothing in my of mine in his obstetrical hands. Another Mystery feelings and intentions towards the dead. But it is a Vision-a Drama-and the like. But you won't a moment when we are apt to think that, if this or tell me what you are doing; however, I shall find that had been done, such event might have been you out, write what you will. You say that I should prevented; though every day and hour shows us like your son-in-law; it would be very difficult for that they are the most natural and inevitable. I me to dislike any one connected with you, but I suppose that Time will do his usual work-Death have no doubt that his own qualities are all that

has done his.

LETTER DLVIII.

"N. B.

'N. B." "I am sorry you don't like Lord Orford's DeY