The Elian Miscellany: A Charles Lamb AnthologyS. M. Rich H. Joseph, 1931 - 363 pages |
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Page 164
... speaking , he had a grudge against official heaven- expounders , or clergymen . He would rather , however , have been with a crowd that he disliked , than felt himself alone . He said to me one day , with a face of great solemnity ...
... speaking , he had a grudge against official heaven- expounders , or clergymen . He would rather , however , have been with a crowd that he disliked , than felt himself alone . He said to me one day , with a face of great solemnity ...
Page 339
... speak in " gentle praise " of Charles Lamb without running the risk of saying some- thing that might be offensive to ... speaking of Charles Lamb as " the gentle Elia . " It angers me beyond description . The Charles Lamb I love is a ...
... speak in " gentle praise " of Charles Lamb without running the risk of saying some- thing that might be offensive to ... speaking of Charles Lamb as " the gentle Elia . " It angers me beyond description . The Charles Lamb I love is a ...
Page 341
... speaking disrespectfully of historians , philosophers and poets -let them all take their place according to their merits- what is of real importance of Charles Lamb ? It is , I think , that during the publication of his works , and ever ...
... speaking disrespectfully of historians , philosophers and poets -let them all take their place according to their merits- what is of real importance of Charles Lamb ? It is , I think , that during the publication of his works , and ever ...
Contents
First Meeting with His Biographer | 21 |
An AfterDinner | 28 |
Unrecalled Memories | 34 |
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