Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-20
NnSCELLAN EOUS.
A DINNER PARTY OF CELEBRITIES.

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In December, 1917, Wordsworth in town, and as
Keats wished know him. made up party to dinner OF
Charles Lamb Wordsworth, Keats and Mon&house, his
friend and gary sao
naf way up right hand corner" received ms character
is,ic reply.
MY dear Hayden: will come with peasutet TO q Lis
con Grove North Rosss half way up right hand sde
ean n"' "2o. Russell Court, Co,ent Garden East
"Half way up, next the corner, le hand side
IN Oacsmber 2eh the immortal dinner came of in my
painting room with Jerusalem towering up oenno US as
background Wordsworth was in fine cue, and we mad
glorious set-to-on Homer Shakespeare, Milton and Fgl.
Lamb Qot exceedingly merry and exquisiley witty and
and his fun the midst of Wordsworths solemn donations
oratory like the sarcasm and wit OF the TOOL IN me
of Leas passion Lamb soon got delightfully."-
merry He made speech and voted me absent and made
them drink my health. SNOW" said Lamb, "you Old lake
poet you rascaly poet why do you call Voare dul We
all defended Wordsworth and affirmed there was Stale OF
mind when yolIsire would be dull. "Well," said Lamb
heres yoltaire-the Messiah OF The French naton and
very proper too" He then in strain OF humo beyond
description abused for putting Newtons head into my
picture-"a fellow said he "who believed nothing unless
was as sides of Triangle And then he
and Keats agreed he had destroyed all the poetry of the
rainbow by reducing TO The prsmac coors. II was i'm
possible resist him, and we all drank Newtons health
aud confusion 10 mathematics II delightful the
good humor of Wordsworth In giving 10 all our olics
without aectaion and laughing heartily the best OF u.s.
BY this time other friends Joined, amongst them poor
Richie who wae TO penetrate by Fezzan Timbuctoo.
introduced him as ia gentleman going 10 Africa Lamb
seemed take noce bui all of sudden lie roared out
(Which 10 the gentleman going TO lose}" We then
drank victims health, in which Rtche joined. In the
morning Of this delightful day. gentleman, perfect san
GER had called He said he knew my friends had an
enthusiasm for Wordsworth, and begged would procure
him the happiness of introduction He told me he was
comptroller of stamps and often had correspondence with
the poet thought it liberty; but slill he seemed
gentleman told him he might When retired TO
tea found the comptroller. In introducing him 10 Words
worth. forgot say who he After lie time The
comptroller looked down. looked up and said Wordsworth,
Don't you think sir Milton was great genlus1
Keats looked al Wordsworth looked al the comptroller
Lamb who DOING by The fire. turned and said II
sir did you say Milton great genius2" "No, sir,
asked MIR. Wordsworth If he not" ooh" said Lamb,
Then you are silly fellow" "Chaes, my dear Charles"
said Wordsworh but Lamb perfectly Innocent OF The
fusion he had created, of again BY The FIRE.
After awful pause, the comptroller said "Don you
think Newton great genius}" could not stand II any
longer. Keats put his head INTO my books. Richie
squeezed 10 laugh. Wordsworth seemed asking himself
"who is ths2" Lamb got up, and taking candle said,
"Sr will you allow look al chronological devel
opment He then turned his back tho poor man. and
al every question of the comptroller he chauned,
'sDiddle, didde dumpling my son John
Went 10 bed with his orceches olt''
The man in Office, finding Wordsworth did know who
he was said In spasmodc and half chuckng anticipation
assured victory 81 have had the honor of
pondence with you, Mr.. Wordsworth" with me- sir y
said Wordsworth, not that remember" "Don't you, sir
am comptroller OF stamps" There dead silence;
comptroller evidently thinking that enough While
were waiting for Wordswor,h's reply, Lamb sung out