On  the  31st  of  the  same  month  Landor  replied.  He  felt  so  much
pleasure  on  receiving  Southey 's  letter,  he  said,  that  it  hardly  could
be  increased  by  reading  it,  although  the  information  it  gave  him  sat-
isfied all  his  wishes.
''  The  first  thing  I  did  was  to  write  instantly  to  Taylor,  and  I  hope  he
will  receive  what  I  have  written  in  despite  of  a  defective  address,  for  I
directed  the  sheets,  containing  a  few  lines  to  him  and  additional  matter  for
the  Conversations  and  some  notes,  '  Messrs.  Taylor,  printers,  London,' not
knowing  more.  Omit  whatever  you  think  ought  to  be  omitted.  Before  I
knew  anything  of  Taylor's  proposal  to  you,  Iliad  hoped  to  obviate  his  ob-
jection by  the  following  lines:  'The  author  not  only  has  authorized,  but  has
requested  the  editor  to  mark  with  his  reprobation  whatever  in  these  Con-
versations maybe  injurious  to  the  national  establishments,  or  irritating  to
the  public  feeling.  The  characters  he  introduces  must  speak  characteris-
tically and  strongly,  often  with  prejudices  and  sometimes  with  perverseness.
