[*] A solitary trip to the library is interrupted by the ghosts of the past in "Oxford in the Vacation," while the innocence of youth is reflected on in "Dreamchildren."
A discussion of the Religio Medici in light of the narrator's prejudices against Scotsmen occurs in "Imperfect Sympathies," Joseph Paice's unsuccessful wooing of Susan Winstanley is the subject of "Modern Gallantry," while a reason for insomnia is explored in "Witches and Other Night Fears." [*] A solitary trip to the library is interrupted by the ghosts of the past in "Oxford in the Vacation," while the innocence of youth is reflected on in "Dreamchildren." Composed in three separate volumes over a period of twelve years, the most popular examples insisted on their namesake's wry sense of humor, as in two separate pieces on the state of "beggary" in London and one written in praise of "Chimney Sweeps." FTP identify these prose works, that included "Dissertation on Roast Pig," were written by Charles Lamb.
A discussion of the Religio Medici in light of the narrator's prejudices against Scotsmen occurs in "Imperfect Sympathies," Joseph Paice's unsuccessful wooing of Susan Winstanley is the subject of "Modern Gallantry," while a reason for insomnia is explored in "Witches and Other Night Fears."
{Essays of Elia}