The Elian Miscellany: A Charles Lamb AnthologyS. M. Rich H. Joseph, 1931 - 363 pages |
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... meet , men with quick initial perceptions and strong immediate judgments . Their very versatility prevents quite that close intimacy which is such a peculiar property of Lamb . Not that they are open to the charge of superficiality ...
... meet , men with quick initial perceptions and strong immediate judgments . Their very versatility prevents quite that close intimacy which is such a peculiar property of Lamb . Not that they are open to the charge of superficiality ...
Page 135
... Sweepers " is a study in black : - art . " I like to meet a sweep - understand me - not a grown sweeper - old chimney - sweepers are by no means attractive- but one of these tender novices , blooming through their EVALUATIONS 135.
... Sweepers " is a study in black : - art . " I like to meet a sweep - understand me - not a grown sweeper - old chimney - sweepers are by no means attractive- but one of these tender novices , blooming through their EVALUATIONS 135.
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... meet . EDWARD MOXON , in Sonnets ( 1837 ) . " For a while she declined the importunities of her friends , that she would leave Edmonton for a residence nearer London , where they might more frequently visit her . He was there , asleep ...
... meet . EDWARD MOXON , in Sonnets ( 1837 ) . " For a while she declined the importunities of her friends , that she would leave Edmonton for a residence nearer London , where they might more frequently visit her . He was there , asleep ...
Contents
First Meeting with His Biographer | 21 |
An AfterDinner | 28 |
Unrecalled Memories | 34 |
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