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IF we knew nothing of Charles Lamb beyond the immortal Essays of Elia, his personality would stand out as perhaps the most entirely attractive in English literature. The unusual culture exhibited by his quotations and allusions, the alertness of his sym pathetic criticism, and the human tenderness of his philosophical reflections form an irresistible combina tion with his fine taste and his subtle humour. He writes as one talking to a clear and understanding friend, out of the fulness of his well-stored mind, the gaiety of his courageous heart. We profit not only from what he says, but from the way he says it, from what seems like direct personal contact with a man of character and genius. He lights up the very trivi alities of daily existence, banishes ennui, and wins a smile from the most obstinate of pessimists. He seldom alludes to the most serious topics and never stirs up our passions but beneath the surface it is impossible to miss that unassuming, but all-powerful, faith which marks the good and just man, that genuine humanity which distinguishes the truly charitable. For Lamb's intellect reveals a wide minded charity to all men. His whimsical fun is always good-natured, his criticism always kindly. Nor is this all. In the Essays of Elia the autobio graphical passages are unmistakable. The character of the writer shines through every page, and we can not fail to recognise his own experiences, his own friends in the persons and events described with an almost tantalising amount of detail in which quaint inventions clearly mingle with sober facts. We teel there must have been a living model for my cousin Bridget, for James Elia, and for the good Lovel.
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IF we knew nothing of Charles Lamb beyond the immortal Essays of Elia, his personality would stand out as perhaps the most entirely attractive in English literature. The unusual culture exhibited by his quotations and allusions, the alertness of his sym pathetic criticism, and the human tenderness of his philosophical reflections form an irresistible combina tion with his fine taste and his subtle humour. He writes as one talking to a clear and understanding friend, out of the fulness of his well-stored mind, the gaiety of his courageous heart. We profit not only from what he says, but from the way he says it, from what seems like direct personal contact with a man of character and genius. He lights up the very trivi alities of daily existence, banishes ennui, and wins a smile from the most obstinate of pessimists. He seldom alludes to the most serious topics and never stirs up our passions but beneath the surface it is impossible to miss that unassuming, but all-powerful, faith which marks the good and just man, that genuine humanity which distinguishes the truly charitable. For Lamb's intellect reveals a wide minded charity to all men. His whimsical fun is always good-natured, his criticism always kindly. Nor is this all. In the Essays of Elia the autobio graphical passages are unmistakable. The character of the writer shines through every page, and we can not fail to recognise his own experiences, his own friends in the persons and events described with an almost tantalising amount of detail in which quaint inventions clearly mingle with sober facts. We teel there must have been a living model for my cousin Bridget, for James Elia, and for the good Lovel.
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