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　　LETTER 541

　　CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES WENTWORTH DILKE

　　[P.M. March 5, 1832.]

　　D'r Sir, My friend Aders, a German merchant, German born, has opend to the public at the Suffolk St. Gallery his glorious Collection of old Dutch and German Pictures. Pray see them. You have only to name my name, and have a ticket—if you have not received one already. You will possibly notice 'em, and might lug in the inclosed, which I wrote for Hone's Year Book, and has appear'd only there, when the Pictures were at home in Euston Sq. The fault of this matchless set of pictures is, the admitting a few Italian pictures with 'em, which I would turn out to make the Collection unique and pure. Those old Albert Durers have not had their fame. I have tried to illustrate 'em. If you print my verses, a Copy, please, for me.

　　[The first letter to Charles Wentworth Dilke (1789-1864), a friend of Keats, Hunt and Hood, editor of Dodsley and at this time editor of The Athenaeum. Lamb's verses ran thus:—

　　TO C. ADERS, ESQ.

　　On his Collection of Paintings by the old German Masters

　　Friendliest of men, Aders, I never come

　　Within the precincts of this sacred Room,

　　But I am struck with a religious fear,

　　Which says "Let no profane eye enter here."

　　With imagery from Heav'n the walls are clothed,

　　Making the things of Time seem vile and loathed.

　　Spare Saints, whose bodies seem sustain'd by Love

　　With Martyrs old in meek procession move.

　　Here kneels a weeping Magdalen, less bright

　　To human sense for her blurr'd cheeks; in sight

　　Of eyes, new-touch'd by Heaven, more winning fair

　　Than when her beauty was her only care.

　　A Hermit here strange mysteries doth unlock

　　In desart sole, his knees worn by the rock.

　　There Angel harps are sounding, while below

　　Palm-bearing Virgins in white order go.

　　Madonnas, varied with so chaste design.

　　While all are different, each seems genuine,

　　And hers the only Jesus: hard outline,

　　And rigid form, by Dürer's hand subdued

　　To matchless grace, and sacro-sanctitude;

　　Dürer, who makes thy slighted Germany

　　Vie with the praise of paint-proud Italy.

　　Whoever enter'st here, no more presume

　　To name a Parlour, or a Drawing Room;

　　But, bending lowly to each, holy Story,

　　Make this thy Chapel, and thine Oratory.] The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6