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Quote by Charles Lamb
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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I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their fathers religion, if they can find out what it is. – Charles Lamb

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Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever lays one down without a feeling of disappointment. – 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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Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one. – Lord Jeffrey

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