LETTER 7

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“TheWorksofCharlesandMaryLamb—Volume5（.shg.tw）”

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LETTER7

CHARLESLAMBTOS.T.COLERIDGE

the6thJuly[P.M.July7，1796].

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Cowper，IthankmyGodthatthouartheald!

Thinewasthesorestmaladyofall;

AndIamsadtothinkthatitshouldlight

Upontheworthyhead!Butthouartheald，

Andthouartyet，wetrust，thedestindman，

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