you before. I have heard nothing of books or friends. I shall hope to
see you some time this spring.

_To E. B. Cowell_. {204b}

[1846]

DEAR COWELL,

I am glad you have bought Spinoza. I am in no sort of hurry for him: you
may keep him a year if you like. I shall perhaps never read him now I
have him. Thank you for the trouble you took. . . .

Your Hafiz is fine: and his tavern world is a sad and just idea. I did
not send that vine leaf {205a} to A. T. but I have not forgotten it. It
sticks in my mind.

"In Time's fleeting river
The image of that little vine-leaf lay,
Immovably unquiet--and for ever
It trembles--but it cannot pass away." {205b}

I have read nothing you would care for since I saw you. It would be a
good work to give us some of the good things of Hafiz and the Persians;
of bulbuls and ghuls we have had enough.

Come and bring over Spinoza; or I must go and bring him.

_From T. Carlyle_.

CHELSEA, 8 _April_, 1846.

DEAR FITZGERALD,

I have now put the little sketch of Naseby Fight, {205c} rough and ready,
into its place in the Appendix: it really does pretty well, when it is
fairly written out; had I had time for that, it might almost have gone
into the Text,--and perhaps shall, if ever I live to see another edition.
Naseby Field will then have its due honour;--only you should actually
raise a stone over that Grave that you opened (I will give you the
_shinbone_ back and keep the _teeth_): you really should, with a simple
Inscription saying merely in business English: 'Here, as proved by strict
and not too impious examination, lie the slain of the Battle of Naseby.
Dig no farther. E. FitzGerald,--1843.' By the bye, was it 1843 or 2;
when we did those Naseby feats? tell me, for I want to mark that in the
Book. And so here is your Paper again, since at any rate you wish to
keep that. I am serious about the stone!

_To W. B. Donne_.

BOULGE HALL, WOODBRIDGE.
[1846.]

MY DEAR DONNE,

I don't know which of us is most to blame for this long gulph of silence.
Probably I; who have least to do. I have been for two months to London;
where (had I thought it of any use) I should have written to try and get
you up for a few days; as I had a convenient lodging, and many beside
myself would have been glad to see you.

I came back a week ago; and on looking in at Barton's last evening he
showed me your letter with such pleasure as he is wont to receive your
let