Samuel Johnson in his eponymous A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), defines essay as “a loose sally of the mind; an irregular, undigested piece, not a regular and orderly performance”. But unlike his definition the essay has gained a distinct place. But when it comes to the essayists of Romantic age, the essay features more intimate and subjective in nature contrast to the essays of their predecessors. The paper will thus mainly focus on intimate expressions of the essayists and how such expressions often create an air of subjectivity within the essays. The discussion regarding this will mainly focus on the essays of Charles Lamb and thus the paper will attempt to fathom Charles Lamb’s personal elements in the essays and how his memories from past are interconnected in his writings.