A pun is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect. - Charles Lamb

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A pun is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect.

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About Charles Lamb

Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English essayist and poet, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced along with his sister, Mary Lamb.

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