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My dear Hunt
When shall I see you! I wish I could see you now, that I might put on my best face (a mix¬ture of effrontery and persistence) to tell you how it happened that the Townsman goes in only head & shoulders, this week, and that all his nether part is left to kick its heels for seven long days to come before it can be delivered - a lion "pawing to get free its hinder parts." The plain fact is that there was not standing room for him - had he forced his way through he must have kicked out three insignif¬icant /but still/ essentials to the collection - three promised articles which several persons of distinction had prayed to have exhibited. What was to be done! - I hope you will not be offended. You cannot be hurt so much as we are - for we all agree (F.C. & I) that your this week's Townsman is the very finest of his family - as I dare say you thought we should think. It was a thousand pities - but necessary & unavoidable it was. We discussed it for an hour, & twisted the type into a dozen shapes - to no purpose. I am trying to call on you next week - there seems no chance of your Lambethizing yet. With sincere regard to all,
Ever yours,
L. B.
If you cannot say something favorable of the new comedy by the author of the exposition, it will be better to pass it over altogether. He has been kind to us, & has a sort of right to expect silence when we have nothing better to give him.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Samuel Laman Blanchard letter to Leigh Hunt, 1834 |
| Creator |
Blanchard, Samuel Laman, 1804-1845 |
| Date Original | 1834 |
| Description | Concerning his apologies for not being able to publish all of this week's number of Hunt's Townsman, i.e. in the Weekly true sun; advises Hunt to pass over the new comedy by the author of the Exposition unless he can say something favorable. |
| Personal Name Subject |
Blanchard, Samuel Laman, 1804-1845 Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 |
| Chronological Subject |
1830-1840 |
| Type (DCMIType) |
Text |
| Type (AAT) |
Correspondence |
| Type (IMT) |
jpeg |
| Digital Collection | Leigh Hunt Letters |
| Contributing Institution | University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. |
| Archival Collection |
Brewer-Leigh Hunt Collection |
| Collection Guide | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/resources/Brewer-LeighHunt.html |
| Location | bound MsL B63h leaf 19 (previous call number MsL B63h no. 8) |
| Rights Management | Educational use only, no other permissions given. This letter is owned by The University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections Department, and is provided here for educational purposes. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the Special Collections Department. |
| Contact Information | Contact The University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections Department: lib-spec@uiowa.edu |
| Height (cm) | 905 |
| Width (cm) | 21.6 |
| Number of Pages | 1 + 1 blank |
| Number of Sheets of Paper | 1 |
| Digitization Specifications | Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 2335 scanner at 600 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available. |
| Date Digital | 2008-05-20 |
| Transcript |
My dear Hunt When shall I see you! I wish I could see you now, that I might put on my best face (a mixture of effrontery and persistence) to tell you how it happened that the Townsman goes in only head & shoulders, this week, and that all his nether part is left to kick its heels for seven long days to come before it can be delivered - a lion "pawing to get free its hinder parts." The plain fact is that there was not standing room for him - had he forced his way through he must have kicked out three insignificant /but still/ essentials to the collection - three promised articles which several persons of distinction had prayed to have exhibited. What was to be done! - I hope you will not be offended. You cannot be hurt so much as we are - for we all agree (F.C. & I) that your this week's Townsman is the very finest of his family - as I dare say you thought we should think. It was a thousand pities - but necessary & unavoidable it was. We discussed it for an hour, & twisted the type into a dozen shapes - to no purpose. I am trying to call on you next week - there seems no chance of your Lambethizing yet. With sincere regard to all, Ever yours, L. B . If you cannot say something favorable of the new comedy by the author of the exposition, it will be better to pass it over altogether. He has been kind to us, & has a sort of right to expect silence when we have nothing better to give him . |
| Transcript By |
Brewer, Luther |
| Transcript Location | University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. |
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