THE PLEASURES OF AN ABSENTEE LANDLORD, AND OTHER ESSAYS.

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  Perhaps the quality which we most desire in an essay is charm, something more easy to recognize than to define. There must, however, be a certain emotional depth or intellectual weight to ensure permanence. Because Lamb has these qualities he takes first rank among English essayists, surpassing Hazlitt, who has emotional and intelectual content without the exquisite charm of his contemporary, Mr...