...a play as a man devoid of information, industry, genius, or talent may be supposed to be. He could not understand the object of what I pointed out as...actor's professional career. If he is idle, he feels ho is, or fears to be lost sight of, and his income suffers in the exaltation of those who " push him...

...(from whom 1 had received a note of invitation to supper in the morning) to meet Charles Lamb ; met i there Price, Forster, Mr. and Mrs. Field (I fancy...wished might be through a pipe and exhaled in a pun." 10M. — At rehearsal (" Sardanapalus ") I heard of the great expectations formed of the new play read...

...met Lamb at Talfourd's, and was particularly " arrided" by his speech, " that the last breath he drew he wished might be through a pipe, and exhaled in a pun." — F. 1 In 18z0 Charles Lamb and his sister paid a visit to Cambridge. " It was a pleasure," says...

...diary how he was asked to meet him at Talfourd's, and this is what he records of the interview : " I noted one odd saying of Lamb's, that 'the last breath...wished might be through a pipe, and exhaled in a pun.' " Lamb may have discovered at a glance that he and the great tragedian were not likely to take the...

...met Lamb at Talfourd's, and was particularly " arrided" by his speech, " that the last breath he drew he wished might be through a pipe, and exhaled in a pun." — F. 1 In 1820 Charles Lamb and his sister paid a visit to Cambridge. "It was a pleasure," says the...

...and boldness, luckily sinned himself out of it." One of his odd sayings is reported by Macready, — that " the last breath he drew in he wished might be through a pipe and exhaled in a pun." You have heard of his defense of lying, related by Leigh Hunt, that " Truth was precious, and not to...

...met Lamb at Talfourd's, and was particularly " arrided" by his speech, " that the last breath he drew he wished might be through a pipe, and exhaled in a pun." — F. 1 In 18z0 Charles Lamb and his sister paid a visit to Cambridge. "It was a pleasure," says the...

...frivolity.1 This explains the impression left on Macready and Carlyle. The great actor records with disgust " one odd saying of Lamb's that the last breath he drew...wished might be through a pipe and exhaled .in a pun." One can also readily see why Elia appeared to the stern Scotch seer "a sorry phenomenon," and his talk...

...1 This explains the impression left on Macready and Carlyle. The great actor records with disgust " one odd saying of Lamb's that the last breath he drew in he wished might be through a pipe and j exhaled in a pun." One can also readily see why Elia / appeared to the stern Scotch seer ^ a sorry...

...respect and duty, as he (Lamb) had literally brought her up, and wanted her attention and assistance. I noted one odd saying of Lamb's, that "the last breath...wished might be through a pipe and exhaled in a pun." Spent a pleasant evening and walked home under a " pitiless storm " with Price. Talfourd apologized...