Clap an extinguisher upon your irony if you are unhappily blessed with a vein of it.
— Charles Lamb, born on this date in 1775
But he does not mean in general, but, rather, when “before a Caledonian.”
Unlike the Scotchman, of which, Lamb says, "Their intellectual wardrobe (to confess fairly) has few whole pieces in it."
Thanks, Dave and Julie. Nice to know Lamb was disparaging the Scots and not irony. I am not offended, even though I have Scottish ancestors.
But he does not mean in general, but, rather, when “before a Caledonian.”
ReplyDeleteUnlike the Scotchman, of which, Lamb says, "Their intellectual wardrobe (to confess fairly) has few whole pieces in it."
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dave and Julie. Nice to know Lamb was disparaging the Scots and not irony. I am not offended, even though I have Scottish ancestors.
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