Charles Lamb Quotes


For with G. D., to be absent from the body is sometimes (not to speak profanely) to be present with the Lord.


Citations

Lamb, Charles. "Oxford in the Vacation." Elia: Essays which have appeared under that signature in the London Magazine, Taylor and Hessey, 1823, p. 22.

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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).