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I could never hate anyone I knew.

Charles Lamb

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Charles Lamb
Age: 59 †
Born: 1775
Born: February 10
Died: 1834
Died: December 27
Literary Critic
Playwright
Poet
Writer
London
England
Never
Knew
Anyone
Hate

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No eye to watch, and no tongue to wound us, All earth forgot, and all heaven around us.
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Whose wit in the combat, as gentle as bright, Ne'er carried a heart-stain away on its blade.
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Who has not felt how sadly sweet The dream of home, the dream of home, Steals o'er the heart, too soon to fleet, When far o'er sea or land we roam?
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The cheerful Sabbath bells, wherever heard, Strike pleasant on the sense, most like the voice Of one, who from the far-off hills proclaims Tidings of good to Zion.
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Don't introduce me to that man! I want to go on hating him, and I can't hate a man whom I know.
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By myself walking, To myself talking.
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Tis unpleasant to meet a beggar. It is painful to deny him and, if you relieve him, it is so much out of your pocket.
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