A Christmas Carol quotes Flashcards
(39 cards)
“There sat a jolly giant… who bore a… “
“There sat a jolly giant… who bore a glowing torch, in shape not unlike plenty’s horn”
“Mankind was my business. The common… “
“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance and benevolence were all my business”
“He seized the extinguisher cap and by… “
“He seized the extinguisher cap and by sudden action pressed it down upon its head”
“He could not hide… “
“He could not hide the light”
“tell me if… “
“tell me if Tiny Tim will live”
“I see a… “
“I see a vacant seat”
“He has the power… “
“He has the power to render us happy or unhappy”
“Hard and sharp as flint, from which… “
“Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had struck out generous fire”
“Nobody said or thought… “
“Nobody said or thought it was a small pudding for a large family”
“They were happy, grateful… “
“They were happy, grateful pleased with one another”
“From the crown of its head there sprung… “
“From the crown of its head there sprung a bright clear jet of light”
“Every idiot who goes about with… “
“Every idiot who goes about with merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.”
“brave… “
“brave in ribbons”
“It was a sufficient dinner… “
“It was a sufficient dinner for the whole family”
“Fuel was heaped… “
“Fuel was heaped upon the fire”
“Another idol has… “
“Another idol has displaced me”
“A golden…”
“A golden one”
“You fear the… “
“You fear the world too much”
“I am light…”
“I am light as a feather”
“I am happy…”
“I am happy as an angel”
“I am merry…”
“I am merry as a school boy”
“All in a… “
“All in a glow”
“His eyes… “
“His eyes sparkled”
“Scrooge took… “
“Scrooge took his melancholy dinner in his usual melancholy tavern”