Charles Lamb, "A Farewell to Tobacco"
• The Reflector, 4 (1811); The Works of Charles Lamb, 2 vols. (London: Ollier, 1818)
• The Reflector, 4 (1811); The Works of Charles Lamb, 2 vols. (London: Ollier, 1818)
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Call her Cockatrice and Siren, Basilisk, and all that’s evil, Witch, Hyena, Mermaid, Devil, Ethiop, Wench, and Blackamoor, Monkey, Ape, and twenty more;
— Charles Lamb on Cockatrice
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• The Reflector, 4 (1811); The Works of Charles Lamb, 2 vols. (London: Ollier, 1818)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English essayist and poet, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced along with his sister, Mary Lamb.
About Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English essayist and poet, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced along with his sister, Mary Lamb.
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