More from Charles Lamb
- A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect.
- Clap an extinguisher upon your irony if you are unhappily blessed with a vein of it.
- For thy sake, tobacco, I
- For thy sake, tobacco, I Would do anything but die.
- I have had playmates, I have had companions,
- I have had playmates, I have had companions, In my days of childhood, in my joyful school-days. All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.
Last reviewed 2026-07-08