A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol l…

Charles Lamb
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A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect. ✨ 1833 Of puns. Last Essays of Elia,'Popular Fallacies', no.9.
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A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect. ✨ 1833 Of puns. Last Essays of Elia,'Popular Fallacies', no.9.

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