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[relaxartworld]

The Old Familiar Faces by Charles Lamb (subtitled excerpt - PART 7) FULL POEM VIDEO ▶️ https://youtu.be/ozf7D4xjXDs 👈

"The Old Familiar Faces" is a reflective and melancholic poem written by Charles Lamb. The poem laments the passing of time and the loss of loved ones, and explores the feeling of nostalgia and the desire to recapture the past.

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[met-european-sculpture]

Box, Charles Lamb, late 17th–early 18th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, 1914 Size: Overall: 1 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 2 5/8 in. (3.8 × 9.5 × 6.7 cm) Medium: Silver, tortoiseshell

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/192889

[boscopicard]

Ted & Charles at Pier 7

[sirjmbarrie]

Almanach barrien : "Quand Lamb s’asseyait pour écrire, il ne baissait pas le rideau sur tout ce qu’il y avait de plus grand, sinon de plus horrible, dans la vie humaine. Il était doux, aimable, mais il ne jouait pas à prétendre qu'il n'y avait pas de cimetière au coin de la rue. Dans les essais exquis de M. Stevenson, on cherche en vain le grand cœur qui palpite à travers les pages de Charles Lamb." Trad. C.-A. F. #jmbarrie #JMB #jamesmatthewbarrie #CharlesLamb #RLStevenson

[joeygallagher]

Ted Barrow & Charles Lamb - Paine Webber ‘02 or 3? 📷 by @spuceoj #35mm #photoscan #painewebber #lurkers2 #charleslamb #tedbarrow (at 1285 Avenue Of The Americas)

[travellervisa]

" Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.” – Charles Lamb 📷 Church street, Bangalore picture #wallgraffiti Took this picture, Because I thought..the boy ..and his silence.. The little girl and her life.. And that moment, says thousand of words..makes me nostalgia.. memories down the lane.. #friendship #friends❤️ #silence #momentscaptured #nostalgia #boyandgirl #dreams #thoughtoftheday #charleslamb #churchstreet #love #kudos #streetphotography (at Church Street, Bangalore) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHNKFY3rxhs/?igshid=1old9t4fpz8lm

[kitsim04]

The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident. - #CharlesLamb #kitsim #kitsimselfie #selfie #inspiration #motivation #positivity #inspirationalquotes #motivationalquotes #picoftheday #photooftheday #follow #like #followforfollowback #like4like #followme #asian #pinoy #men #wanderlust #wanderlustph #filter https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt4089Fniui/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lubs18cqx0sd

[sappakattu]

RARITY IN SENSUAL EXPRESSION OF MUNDANE MINUTIAE OF EVERYDAY LIFE IN MRS. BATTLE’S OPINIONS ON WHIST BY CHARLES LAMB.

Lamb carefully sculpts the everyday reality into an effervescent portrayal of monotonous life using his words. With the help of Sarah Battle, he allows us to experience how what we consider an insanely insignificant act of liking a game can tell us so much about the person and their life as a whole. Although authors often associate game play with men and express it as a masculine trait, Mrs. Battle is an unapologetically competitive woman. We have a line in the essay that goes like,

“She fought a good fight: cut and thrust. She held not her sword (her cards) “like a dancer”. She sate bolt upright:”

Lamb portrays Mrs. Battle as an opinionated woman who knows her way with the game. He even elaborates on her awe for the game of whist and how majority of her daily routine comprises of it. She even reads The Rape of the Lock for the epic card game battle and plays Ombre. She criticizes those who call the game of cards as a game of gambling. Mrs. Battle claims that a bet is necessary to spice things up. "To those puny objectors against cards, as nurturing the bad passions, she would retort, that man is a gaming animal."

Mrs. Battle alludes to the game of cards with every word she talks. Her obsession with the game is fascinating. Fascinating to the point where one would feel that she is trying to shut her reality down by obsessing over Whist. Mrs. Battle tries to fill the void of loneliness using fun and games. She even describes her love life as a game of cards.

“Quadrille, she has often told me, was her first love; but whist had engaged her maturer esteem".

The former is quick and unsettling whereas the latter is quite stable and slow paced- it is a soldier's game, according to her. "But whist was the solider game: that was her word. It was a long meal; not, like quadrille, a feast of snatches. One or two rubbers might coextend in duration with an evening."

Lamb mentions games as an escape from reality- "that cards are a temporary illusion; in truth, a mere drama; for we do but play at being mightily concerned, where a few idle shillings are at stake, yet, during the illusion, we are as mightily concerned as those whose stake is crowns and kingdoms."

The pervasive nature of a game being used as a metaphor for life is prevalent in literature. “Life is a game” is a phrase used in everyday discourse. We can witness Lamb introducing the metaphor in his essay Mrs. Battle’s Opinions on Whist too. Just like whist where two colours complete a suit, variety is the spice of life. When Mrs. Battle asks "Why two colours, when the mark of the suits would have sufficiently distinguished them without it?, the narrator replies “But the eye, my dear Madam, is agreeably refreshed with the variety. Man is not a creature of pure reason he must have his senses delightfully appealed to."

References: 

https://www.bartleby.com/library/prose/3085.html

[lennykey]

Let us live for the beauty of our own reality. Charles Lamb #charleslamb #graffitiart #graffitiporn #instaaugsburg #graffitilife #fcaugsburg #augsburg_de #graffitistyle #lifequotes #life #augsburg #augsburgerpanther #graffiti #lifeisgood #graffitiworld #graffitiwall #doglife #prilaga #mylife #lovelife #instagraffiti #augsburger #augsburgstadt #instalife #momlife #deinaugsburg #augsburgcity #amoreaugsburg #graffitiartist #graffiti_of_our_world (hier: Augsburg, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHMyVEbBQW3/?igshid=13p0evxs1st4c

[mikeschreiber]

"Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever." #CharlesLamb #quote #riseandshine #aprilfools #wordstoliveby #aspire2inspire https://www.instagram.com/p/B-cJAbVJpd3/?igshid=1ewn2turfvhnx

[blueroofbooks]

Got a new piece in the latest issue of Fine Books and Collections, about #marylamb #childrenslit and matricide. #finebooksandcollections #rarebooks #books #shakespeare #charleslamb #magazine #bookstagram

[relaxartworld]

The Old Familiar Faces by Charles Lamb (subtitled excerpt - PART 1)

FULL VIDEO▶️ https://youtu.be/dO2dvXXPPZc

"The Old Familiar Faces" is a reflective and melancholic poem written by Charles Lamb. The poem laments the passing of time and the loss of loved ones, and explores the feeling of nostalgia and the desire to recapture the past.

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[followingmygps]

Daily Waypoint | N 44º 56′ 09.9″ W 93º 17′ 57.2″ Byzantine Mosaic Dome—The Memorial Chapel at Lakewood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as the architectural focal point of the cemetery. It was modeled after the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. The chapel interior was created by New York designer Charles Lamb and many consider it the most perfect example of Byzantine mosaic art in the United States. Artists created more than 10 million mosaic pieces, called tessellae, from marble, colored stone, and glass fused with gold and silver. Upon its completion in 1910, the Lakewood Memorial Chapel was the only building in the country with an authentic mosaic interior. The chapel dome is 65 feet high and ringed with stained-glass windows that serve as a sundial telling the time of day and season. Four large mosaic figures representing Love, Hope, Faith, and Memory are situated on the side walls below the dome. Lakewood Cemetery is a large private, non-sectarian cemetery located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. >>>FMG>>>> Like. Comment. Share! https://www.fmgphoto.com/Lifestyle/Architecture/i-JDLSgqr https://followingmygps.com/memorial-chapel-at-lakewood/ #Byzantine #mosaic #Chapel #lakewoodchapel #architecture #HistoricPlaces #CharlesLamb #mosaicart #historicbuilding #LakewoodMemorialChapel #Minneapolis #Minnesota #lakewoodcemetery #americanarchitecture #DailyWaypoint #dailyphoto #sights #fmgphoto #followingmygps #fmg #fmgbear #photography #travel #lifestyle #LifeWellLived #travelmagazine #roadtripping #exploring #roadtrip (at Lakewood Memorial Chapel) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7N92a_he7V/?igshid=75t5r6rsh9l6

[amothersramblings]

Not even Snapchat filters are making me feel better today. I have a mug of lemon, ginger and honey and am going back to bed to try to sleep this bug off! 🍋&🍯 for the win! "To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives."     #CharlesLamb #Quote #Quotes #DailyQuote #DailyQuotes #QOTD #QuoteOfTheDay #Selfie #SickDay #SickSelfie #UKParentBloggers #Family #FamilyFun #FamilyForever #FamilyTime #Morning #MorningPhoto #DailyPhoto #MomsOnInstagram #FamilyGoals #Snapchatfilter #MumsOnInstagram #February #BackToBed #GotACold #JustACold #SickBug https://www.instagram.com/pippadamr/p/Bt0P3PrlmtN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m0zaqsix8ubk

[crookedhousebooks]

Sometimes the back is better than the front. Gorgeous marbled edges on this six volume Life, Letters, and Writings of Charles Lamb. London: E. Moxen, 1876. #foreedgefriday #marbled #charleslamb #antique #vintage #antiquebook #vintagebooks #oldbooks #library #bookdecor #books📚 #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #shelfie

[joeygallagher]

Charles Lamb 👀 Paine Webber Midtown ‘02 or 3? 📷 by @spuceoj #35mm #photoscan #charleslamb #painewebber #lurkers2 (at 1285 Avenue Of The Americas)