Charles Lamb

is a writer whose sayings are generally like women's letters: all the pith in the postscript.

conquered poverty and hereditary madness, and won an imperishable name in English literature, all in silence and with a smile.

an author who conquered poverty and hereditary madness, and won an imperishable name in English literature, all in silence and with a smile.

is a clever fellow, certainly; but full of villainous and abortive puns, which he miscarries of every minute.

a clever fellow, certainly; but full of villainous and abortive puns, which he miscarries of every minute.

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