New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-03
LETTERS OF LAMB.
SOME NEWLY PUBLISHED MATERIAL.


From The London Academy
Mr.. Hazlitt has also given us some paragra phs
about Lambs Library" "a few new points on
The Rarer Eliana." three Letters to Lamb and
some uncollected poems. among which notice
the following. In Emma Jsolas Album:
"WHAT IS AN ALBUM?
"'Tis book kept by modern young ladies for
OF which their plain grandmothers nothing did
IT'S Il medley of scraps fine verse and fine prose
And some things not very like either. God knows.
The soft first illusions of Beaux and OF Bellies,
OF future Lord Byrons AND sweet L. - Is:
And you. write your nonsense. that / may writo
mine"
And so on.
But the gem Of the collection the treasure for
the possession of which We are ready to forgive is
bundle Of new or revised Letters Of Lamb" The
1t contains only six,y-one. Of which fortyseven.
from Mary or Charles. have apparently not been
printed before. This Is handsome acquisition and
The new letters are not equal. in charm or inter
est. 10 those which have previously appeared but
The little group to Mrs Williams about Emma
are absolutely simple straight forward. but almost
distracted expressions of his absorbing and tender
adopted Strangely Complex in comparison is the
letter of coincidence to Hood. ,aceompanyins the
dainty verses ION an Infant Dying as Soon as
Born" with its blessings TO the mother Tor should
be mother) OF your sweet girl that should have
Moxon by the sex Of the dear gone one.
There Is one letter OF sustained and mastery
humor. which long to quote in Its entirety.
Who shall dare to pretend after reading this ex-
qusite foolng. that Lambs epicureanism was a
pose?
with regard 10 the John Dorv. / honor the fish.
but It is her on account OF Quinn who patron
Elise in Htsef and trusting to my poor
single judgment II hath not that moist mellow,
oleaginous gliding smooth descent from the tongue
TO the palate thence the stoin lcn. etc. that your
Brighton turbot hath. which lake TO be the most
friendly and familiar flavor or any thai swims-
most genial and at home 10 the palate.
Nor has II. the other hand. that nne falling
Off nakness that oleaginous pesling on Gas II were,
like sea-onion), which endears your Gods head
ness combined with a sort OF wonanish cOming-in-
pieces which the same Gods head ana shoulders
hath where the whole Is easily separable. plant 10
a knife or spoon but each individual fake presents
q neasine resistance to the opposed tooth-you I'M
derstand methese delicate subjects are necessarily
obscure"
And again: ,-, .,, ,..rv.
one taste peculiar to himself Foi long time l
kept the secret about the exceeding righteousness
of the marrow OF boiled knuckle or veal. t my
II il prostitute and common But have maze
one discovery which will not impart I'LL my dyink
scene is ove. perhaps II will be my last moutnlui
i'm This world delicious thought. enough to sweeten
aor rather make savory) the hour OF death. 1t Is
n little square bit about this size rough drawihsl
in or nea~ the knucklc- bone Of fried joint OF
fat can't call It, nor lean heltneT anose,mr s
1t is that beauiful compound which nature mus ,
have made in Paradise Park venson, before she
separated the TWO substances. the dry anu the
olea ginous. to punish sinful MANKIND Adam aie
them entire and nseparate. and TINS niue TASTE Oh
Eden in the knuckle- bone OF fried seems
the only rcliaue OF d Paradisai al state:
We can only notice In conclusion Lambs descrip-
ton OF MS own epin.Ia ne xtricated the inter
lea wings so delicate the partitions perfectly en-
vissbis c? indivsibie)." Editors take warming