Charles Lamb was an English poet and essayist who is best remembered for his co-authorship of Tales from Shakespeare along with his sister, Mary Lamb. He was close friends with the best Romantic poets of the day and is remembered as a well-loved figure.
‘Clock Striking’ contrasts unappreciated daily sounds with a deaf girl’s joy hearing a clock, urging gratitude for simple blessings.
With such exquisite wonder, such feelings of pride,
A happiness almost to terror allied,
She showed the sound went to her heart."
‘The Old Familiar Faces’ is a poem written by the great essayist of the Romantic period, Charles Lamb. This poem features the theme of remembrance of the old days.
I have had playmates, I have had companions,
In my days of childhood, in my joyful school-days,
All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.
‘The Rainbow’ by Charles Lamb celebrates nature’s colors and life’s beauty, shared with Matilda after a storm.
After the tempest in the sky
How sweet yon rainbow to the eye!
Come, my Matilda, now while some
Few drops of rain are yet to come,
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