| Description | Confined to bed by illness, he writes via his son's hand to thank Herschel for the gift of the [Friedrich von] Schiller translation ['Der Spaziergang']. He perceives a few errors, some of the press, giving an example. He has not seen 'Cybele' used as a dactyl and thinks 'supplike' a mistake. In his time at Eton, 'carmina sculpta' would not have been allowed, and he has not seen the form 'aplustre'. But these are trifles. Cameron thinks that his wife [Julia Margaret Cameron] wrote to Herschel some time ago about the poem. She was ill then, and has since become more prostrate in health. Both send their love to Herschel, Lady Herschel, and their daughters. |