Ghost of Christmas Past

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

Would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?

The Circumlocution Office2022-10-07T13:52:37+01:00Categories: A Christmas Carol|Tags: Redemption|

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

The Circumlocution Office2023-02-14T20:41:43+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 Office2022-10-07T19:56:37+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 Office2022-10-07T19:57:41+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 Office2023-01-12T22:11:28+00:00Categories: A Christmas Carol|Tags: Redemption|