Charles Lamb Quotes


How convalescence shrinks a man back to his pristine stature! where is now the space, which he occupied so lately, in his own, in the family's eye?


Citations

Lamb, Charles. "The Convalescent." The Last Essays of Elia. London: Edward Moxon, 1833, p. 113.

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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).