Ghost of Christmas Past Archives - The Circumlocution Office

Quotations related to the character of the Ghost of Christmas Past from the Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol.

A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there.

The Circumlocution Office2020-12-11T22:01:57+00:00Categories: A Christmas Carol|Tags: Childhood, Isolation, Neglect|

These are but shadows of the things that have been. They have no consciousness of us.

The Circumlocution Office2020-09-04T16:21:04+01:00Categories: A Christmas Carol|Tags: Childhood, Past|

He was conscious of a thousand odours floating in the air, each one connected with a thousand thoughts, and hopes, and joys, and cares long, long, forgotten!

The Circumlocution Office2020-09-04T16:18:50+01:00Categories: A Christmas Carol|Tags: Emotions, Smell|

A small matter to make these silly folks so full of gratitude.

The Circumlocution Office2020-09-04T16:24:54+01:00Categories: A Christmas Carol|Tags: Gratitude, Joy|

Your reclamation, then. Take heed!

The Circumlocution Office2020-09-04T13:27:07+01:00Categories: A Christmas Carol|Tags: Redemption|