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Charles Lamb (February 10, 1775 - December 27, 1834) was an English writer known for his essays and literary criticism. Lamb is celebrated for his unique sense of humor and profound insights into everyday life. His most famous works include 'Elias Ward' and 'The Tales of a Grandfather'.

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Famous Charles Lamb Quotes

“Surely it is a matter of joy, that your faith in Jesus has been preserved; the Comforter that should relieve you is not far from you. But as you are a Christian, in the name of that Saviour, who was filled with bitterness and made druken with wormwood, I conjre you to have recourse in frequent prayer to 'his God and your God,' the God of mercies, and father of all comfort. Your poor father is, I hope, almost senseless of the calamity; the unconscious instrument of Divine Providence knows it not, and your mother is in heaven.”

Source: The Letters of Charles Lamb: To which are Added Those of His Sister, Mary Lamb. Edited by E.V. Lucas

“Alas! how light a cause may move Dissension between hearts that love! Hearts that the world in vain had tried, And sorrow but more closely tied; That stood the storm when waves were rough, Yet in a sunny hour fall off, Like ships that have gone down at sea When heaven was all tranquillity.”

World Love Heart May Light Moving Fall Heaven Causes Hours Gone Sea Sorrow Wave Storm Ships Vain Rough Tied Alas Sunny Tranquillity Dissension

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“Thus, when the lamp that lighted The traveller at first goes out, He feels awhile benighted, And looks around in fear and doubt. But soon, the prospect clearing, By cloudless starlight on he treads, And thinks no lamp so cheering As that light which Heaven sheds.”

Thinking Feels Firsts Looks Light Heaven Fear Doubt Cheer Shed Lamps Traveller Clearing Starlight

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“This world is all a fleeting show, For man's illusion given The smiles of joy, the tears of woe, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow, Theres nothing true but Heaven.”

Men World Shows Joy Lying Given Heaven This World Tears Illusion Flow Shining Deceit Woe Fleeting Deceitful

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“Beholding heaven, and feeling hell.”

Feelings Heaven Hell Remorse

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“Take all the pleasures of all the spheres, And multiply each through endless years,- One minute of heaven is worth them all.”

Years Heaven Pleasure Minutes Endless Spheres One Minute Year One

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“No eye to watch, and no tongue to wound us, All earth forgot, and all heaven around us.”

Eye Earth Heaven Watches Tongue Wounds

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“A Persian's heaven is eas'ly made: 'T is but black eyes and lemonade.”

Made Eye Heaven Black Persian Lemonade Black Eyes

Author:Charles Lamb