Charles Lamb Quotes


A flow'ret crushed in the bud,
A nameless piece of Babyhood,
Was in her cradle-coffin lying;
Extinct, with scarce the sense of dying


Citations

Lamb, Charles. "On an Infant Dying as Soon as Born." The Poetical Works of Charles Lamb. London: Edward Moxon, 1836, p. 115.

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Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb
  • Born: February 10, 1775
  • Died: December 27, 1834
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Critic

Charles Lamb was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847).