The Last Essays of Elia |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 33
Page 156
the sage reflections which have just escaped me have the obliquest tendency of
application to the young lady who , it will be seen , is about to venture upon a
change in her condition , at a mature and competent age , and not without the
fullest ...
the sage reflections which have just escaped me have the obliquest tendency of
application to the young lady who , it will be seen , is about to venture upon a
change in her condition , at a mature and competent age , and not without the
fullest ...
Page 157
Charles Lamb. functionary . Ceremony and I have long shaken hands ; but I
could not resist the importunities of the young lady's father , whose gout
unhappily confined him at home , to act as parent on this occasion , and give
away the bride .
Charles Lamb. functionary . Ceremony and I have long shaken hands ; but I
could not resist the importunities of the young lady's father , whose gout
unhappily confined him at home , to act as parent on this occasion , and give
away the bride .
Page 214
It had no young dreams . It broke at once into the iron realities of life . A child
exists not for the very poor as any object of dalliance ; it is only another mouth to
be fed , a pair of little hands to be betimes inured to labor . It is the rival , till it can
be ...
It had no young dreams . It broke at once into the iron realities of life . A child
exists not for the very poor as any object of dalliance ; it is only another mouth to
be fed , a pair of little hands to be betimes inured to labor . It is the rival , till it can
be ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
PrefaceBy a Friend of the Late Elia | 3 |
Poor Relations | 16 |
Stage Illusion | 35 |
9 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acting admirable appeared artist beautiful believe better carry character child comes common confess dreams effect expected express face fancy feel followed give gone grace guests half hand head heard heart hope hour human humor imagination keep kind knew lady LAST ESSAYS late latter least leave less light live look manner mean mind morning nature never night occasion once pain passed passion perhaps person picture play pleasant pleasure poor present reader reason remember seemed seen sense side sight sometimes sort speak spirit stand Street sure sweet thee thing thou thought till tion told took true truth turn walk waters week whole wish wonder young youth
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Last Essays of Elia |
| Author | Charles Lamb |
| Illustrated by | Charles Edmund Brock |
| Contributor | Augustine Birrell |
| Publisher | Dent, 1900 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 11 Sep 2014 |
| Length | 254 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |