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Keswick Museum and Art Gallery. Previously published: Charles Cuthbert Southey (ed.), Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey, 6 vols (London, 1849-1850), IV, pp. 53-56 [in part].
These letters were edited with the assistance of Carol Bolton, Tim Fulford and Ian Packer
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Longman will send you two copies of what ought to be called Carmen Castratum,
I am sorely out of humour with public affairs. One of our politicians (Mr Canning I believe) called Buonaparte once the Child of Jacobinism,If After the murder of the Duc d’Enghien,with <by> marriage with a man so branded.from x xxxxxx who are now prisoners upon the continent, – he will build fleets, – he will train sailors, he will bring
sailors from America, & send ships there & we shall have to renew the contest at his time, & with every advantage on his
side.
I spoilt my poem in deference to Rickmans judgement & Crokers advice by cutting out all which related to Buonaparte, & which gave strength, purport & coherence to the whole. Perhaps I may discharge my conscience by putting these rejected parts together & letting them off in the Courier, before it becomes a libellous offence to call murder & tyranny by their proper names.
You will see that I have announced a series of Inscriptions recording the atchievements of xx our army in
the peninsula.
I had a letter a day or two ago from Kinder (my quondam BAyres journalistt Andero. The Spanish troops, he says, had behaved so ill that Lord W
had ordered them all within their own frontier. From the specimens which he had seen he thought they combined a blacker assemblage of
diabolical qualities than any set of men whom he every before had had an opportunity of observing. – Now Kinder is a cool, clear-headed
man, disposed to see things in their best colours, – & moreover has been in Brazil & B Ayres. The truth seems to be that tho
there never was much law in Spain, there has been none during the last six years, & the ruffian-like propensities of the brute
multitude have had their full swing. Kinder had been to the scene of action & dined frequently at head quarters. He finds Biscay
more beautiful than he expected, – but has seen nothing to equal the vale of Keswick. – I shall
make use of him to get books from Madrid. – My friend Abella is one of the
deputies for Aragon to the new Cortes.
The S Sea Missionaries have done something at last besides making better books than their Jesuit forerunners.
Give my love to my Aunt, – & to the Duke & the Marquis &
the Earl. I think of them very often & wish we were nearer each other. If
my Aunt is a dutiful Aunt, she will provide with Mr
Daviscarriage <horse>,
put the three Bears
Tell me how to direct to Noble.
Remember me to Mrs Heathcote