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357.--To John Murray.
November 24, 1813.
You must pardon me once more, as it is all for your good: it must be
thus:
He makes a Solitude, and calls it Peace.
"_Makes_" is closer to the passage of Tacitus [1], from which the line
is taken, and is, besides, a stronger word than "_leaves_."
Mark where his carnage and his conquests cease--
He makes a Solitude, and calls it--peace.
You will perceive that the sense is now clearer, the "_He_" refers to
"_Man_" in the preceding couplet.
Yours ever,
B.
[Footnote 1:
"Solitudinem faciunt--pacem appellant."
Tacitus, 'Agricola', 30.]
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358.--To John Murray.
November 27, 1813.
Dear Sir,--If you look over this carefully by the _last proof_ with my
corrections, it is probably right; this _you_ can _do_ as well or
better;--I have not now time. The copies I mentioned to be sent to
different friends last night, I should wish to be made up with the new
Giaours, if it also is ready. If not, send 'The Giaour' afterwards.
The 'Morning Post' says _I_ am the author of 'Nourjahad' [1]!!
This comes of lending the drawings for their dresses; but it is not
worth a _formal contradiction_. Besides, the criticisms on the
_supposition_ will, some of them, be quite amusing and furious. The
_Orientalism_--which I hear is very splendid--of the Melodrame
(whosever it is, and I am sure I don't know) is as good as an
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