Charles Dickens

Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of Earth, read more

Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of Earth, overlaying our hard hearts.

Every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last

Every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last

Oliver Twist has asked for more.

Oliver Twist has asked for more.

Secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.

Secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.

Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day, encircling all our limited world like a magic ring, left nothing read more

Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day, encircling all our limited world like a magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss or seek; bound together all our home enjoyments, affections, and hopes; grouped everything and everyone round the Christ