Charles Lamb's Quote - For Gods sake (I never was more serious) dont make me ridiculous a

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For Gods sake (I never was more serious) dont make me ridiculous any more by terming me gentle-hearted in print… substitute drunken dog, ragged head, seld-shaven, odd-eyed, stuttering, or any other epithet which truly and properly belongs to the gentleman in question. – Charles Lamb

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The man must have a rare recipe for melancholy, who can be dull in Fleet Street. – Charles Lamb

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The human species, according to the best theory I can form of it, is composed of two distinct races, the men who borrow and the men who lend. – Charles Lamb

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The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less than absolute truth. – Charles Lamb

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