The Elian Miscellany: A Charles Lamb AnthologyS. M. Rich H. Joseph, 1931 - 363 pages |
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... written to him for reminiscences of his old friend . It was very indelicate , he said , to make any such request , and he refused . He had written a poem called the " Devil's Marriage " to a tailor's daughter , but suppressed it on ...
... written to him for reminiscences of his old friend . It was very indelicate , he said , to make any such request , and he refused . He had written a poem called the " Devil's Marriage " to a tailor's daughter , but suppressed it on ...
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... WRITTEN AFTER AN HOUR'S VISIT Once , and once only , have I seen thy face , Elia ! once only has thy tripping tongue Run o'er my breast , yet never has been left Impression on it stronger and more sweet . Cordial old man ! what youth ...
... WRITTEN AFTER AN HOUR'S VISIT Once , and once only , have I seen thy face , Elia ! once only has thy tripping tongue Run o'er my breast , yet never has been left Impression on it stronger and more sweet . Cordial old man ! what youth ...
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... written would not have been disowned by Matthew Arnold . This concern with human action is nowhere better seen than ... writing in The Eve of St. Agnes . He could never have shown this preference , had his critical turn of mind been ...
... written would not have been disowned by Matthew Arnold . This concern with human action is nowhere better seen than ... writing in The Eve of St. Agnes . He could never have shown this preference , had his critical turn of mind been ...
Contents
First Meeting with His Biographer | 21 |
An AfterDinner | 28 |
Unrecalled Memories | 34 |
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