For God's sake (I never was more serious) don't make me ridiculous any more by terming me gentle-hearted in print.
Charles LambThere was a little man, and he had a little soul; And he said, Little Soul, let us try, try, try!
Charles LambReturning to town in the stage-coach, which was filled with Mr. Gilman's guests, we stopped for a minute or two at Kentish Town. A woman asked the coachman, "Are you full inside?" Upon which Lamb put his head through the window and said, "I am quite full inside; that last piece of pudding at Mr. Gilman's did the business for me."
Charles Lamb