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The South-Sea House
Reading this felt like slowing my mind down. Lamb begins by wandering through the old South-Sea House and then gently sketches the odd clerks who once worked there. I had to pause, decode sentences, and sometimes look up his references, though at times I let the prose wash over me. His archaic, conversational style feels comforting—like listening to someone fondly reminiscing about a vanish world
— Mar 15, 2026 12:49AM
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Reading this felt like slowing my mind down. Lamb begins by wandering through the old South-Sea House and then gently sketches the odd clerks who once worked there. I had to pause, decode sentences, and sometimes look up his references, though at times I let the prose wash over me. His archaic, conversational style feels comforting—like listening to someone fondly reminiscing about a vanish world
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Feels like listening to a genial fellow from 200 years ago leaning across the table, muffin in hand, rambling in a coffeehouse. I'll take it slow, and sip it bit by bit like coffee ☕🌞
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— Mar 11, 2026 07:39AM
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Raquel Comden
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Gotta love a guy who spends 15 pages discussing roast pig
— Mar 26, 2025 09:46AM
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Raquel Comden
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Idk if Lamb should feel bad that his dreams aren't as imaginative as Coleridge's in Kubla Khan... His dreams really stand no chance against the dreams of a guy taking opium
— Mar 25, 2025 08:41AM
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