“Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.”
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The Old Benchers of the Inner Temple.
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Essays of Elia is a collection of essays written by Charles Lamb; it was first published in book form in 1823, with a second volume, Last Essays of Elia, issued in 1833 by the publisher Edward Moxon.
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A Dissertation upon Roast Pig; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
Essays of Elia (1823)
“Sentimentally I am disposed to harmony; but organically I am incapable of a tune.”
Charles Lamb book Essays of Elia
A Chapter on Ears; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
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“The red-letter days, now become, to all intents and purposes, dead-letter days.”
Charles Lamb book Essays of Elia
Oxford in the Vacation.
Essays of Elia (1823)
“It is good to love the unknown.”
Charles Lamb book Essays of Elia
Valentine's Day; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
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“Presents, I often say, endear absents.”
Charles Lamb book Essays of Elia
A Dissertation upon Roast Pig; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
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“Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.”
Charles Lamb book Essays of Elia
Witches, and Other Night Fears.
Essays of Elia (1823)
“A clear fire, a clean hearth, and the rigor of the game.”
Charles Lamb book Essays of Elia
Mrs. Battle's Opinions on Whist; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
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