"In a certain sense, many of us mutilate the mind and render it impotent, for there is in the nature of man an irresis…"

"Lamb had written to Coleridge about one of their old masters, who had been a severe disciplinarian, intimating that h…"

"Dined at Gooden’s, where I met among others , the Secretary of the . He surprised me by saying that he knew Goethe on…"

"Lamb was the first English writer of eminence whom Crabb Robinson tried to convince of the excellence of Goethe."

"England hath been accounted hitherto the most renowned kingdom for valour and manhood in all Christendom; and shall w…"

"So you, great lord, that with your counsel sway The burden of this kingdom mightily, With like delights sometimes may…"

"We just didn't understand that they [the Islamists] were not just anti-Western but on a different plane altogether an…"

"First, a police force which has consistently put protecting itself above protecting people harmed by Hillsborough. Se…"

"What we've seen today is a deliberate act of levelling down. I don't believe we can proceed through this pandemic by …"

"[on seeking permission to stand as an MP in 2026] It brings with it a poison we should not let enter our city-region.…"