In a number of essays, Lamb expresses his thought in short sentences, reminiscent of Bacon.

Order and lucidity informs this particular style and here he indulges in no superfluities or hectic piling of phrases upon metaphoric phrases. The entire essay Imperfect Sympathies is dominated by aphoristic sentences. It is also to be found in Christs Hospital when Lamb describes the episode of the Young boy taking the leftovers to feed his old parents. In New Years Eve too, Lamb uses such short sentences while expressing his nostalgia. There is a surprising variety in the style of lamb. Lamb wrote in different moods in different essays and these moods were matched with appropriate styles. There is a harmony between matter and manner, mood and expression. The essay New Years Eve begins in a pensive mood and reflective mood, the style suitably echoing the brooding music of Browne. It changes to commanding when Lamb expresses his hatred towards death. As the essay ends, the tone has changed to conversational and light as he says and a Merry new year. His essay Imperfect Sympathies starts in a direct style which changes to conversational as the essay progresses. As Lamb delves within the mindscape of Caledonians, the tone changes to satiric. He uses iteration to describe the anti-Caledonians minds and thoughts. A number of phrases are given in strings, all of which convey the same meaningthe owners of the sort of faculties I allude to. Is the utmost they pretend to. While speaking of Quakers, his tone assumes a serious tone. Christs Hospital is dominated by light and conversational style as he describes his childhood experiences. However, at the end, as his nostalgia for his friends reaches its zenith, the writing at once is manifested by pathos. There is a charm and beauty in Lambs essays which makes the essays so fascinating. With his easy informality, he takes his readers into confidence and charmingly shares his foibles and experiences with them.