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For Gods sake (I never was more serious) dont make me ridiculous a

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

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