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«The sky was dark and gloomy, the air was damp and raw, the streets were wet and sloppy. The smoke hung sluggishly above the chimney-tops as if it lacked the courage to rise, and the rain came slowly and doggedly down, as if it had not even the spirit to pour.»
«A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other»
Author: Charles Dickens
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Mankind,
Mystery,
Wonder
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constituted, every other, reflect
«It was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God Bless Us, Every One!»
«Father Time is not always a hard parent, and, though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who have used him well; making them old men and women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigor. With such people the gray head is but the impression of the old fellow's hand in giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life.»
Author: Charles Dickens
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«What greater gift than the love of a cat?»
Author: Charles Dickens
| About:
Gifts
«Change begets change. Nothing propagates so fast. If a man habituated to a narrow circle of cares and pleasures, out of which he seldom travels, step beyond it, though for never so brief a space, his departure from the monotonous scene on which he has been an actor of importance would seem to be the signal for instant confusion. The mine which Time has slowly dug beneath familiar objects is sprung in an instant; and what was rock before, becomes but sand and dust.»
Author: Charles Dickens
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actor, begets, begot, beneath, brief, circle, confusion, departure, departures, dug, dust, familiar, habituate, habituated, instant, monotonous, narrow, objects, propagated, propagates, propagating, rock, sand, scene, signal, signaling, space travel, sprung, travels
«I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all year.»
«Yes. He saw her in his mind, exactly as she was. She bore him company with her pride, resentment, hatred, all as plain to him as her beauty; with nothing plainer to him than her hatred of him. He saw her sometimes haughty and repellent at his side, and some times down among his horse's feet, fallen and in the dust. But he always saw her as she was, without disguise, and watched her on the dangerous way that she was going.»
Author: Charles Dickens
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bear in mind, bore, disguise, dust, fallen, haughty, plain, plainer, repellent, resentment, side horse, watched
«Never sign a Valentine with your own name.»
Author: Charles Dickens
«I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, generous, pleasant time; a time when men and women seem to open their hearts freely, and so I say, God bless Christmas!»
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