"Hope, you see, Wal'r," said the Captain, sagely, "Hope. It's that as animates you. Hope is a buoy, for which you overhaul… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I can see others in the sunlight; I can see our boats' crews and our athletic young men on the glistening water,… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
All I would say is, that I can go abroad without your family coming forward to favour me, - in short, with… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
"I take my leave of you, Mr. Creakle, and all of you," said Mr. Mell, glancing round the room, and again patting… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Drink with me, my dear, said Mr. Weller. Put your lips to this here tumbler, and then I can kiss you by… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Friendless I can never be, for all mankind are my kindred, and I am on ill terms with no one member of… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
If you will take me for your wife, Walter, I will love you dearly. If you will let me go with you,… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I'd lay down my life for her - Mas'r Davy - Oh! most content and cheerful! She's more to me - gent'lmen… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“I have made up my mind that I must have money, Pa. I feel that I can't beg it, borrow it, or… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I had no advice, no counsel, no encouragement, no consolation, no assistance, no support, of any kind, from anyone, that I can… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself. Surely a curious thing. That I… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
... Arthur Gride, whose bleared eyes gloated only over the outward beauties, and were blind to the spirit which reigned within, evinced - a… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I have tried to resign myself, and to console myself; and that, I hope, I may have done imperfectly; but what I cannot firmly… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“The suspense: the fearful, acute suspense: of standing idly by while the life of one we dearly love, is trembling in the balance; the… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Mrs. Joe was a very clean housekeeper, but had an exquisite art of making her cleanliness more uncomfortable and unacceptable than dirt itself.” — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“evening, they began to think that although he could never hope to be an Englishman, still it would be hard to visit that affliction… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Besides which, all that I could have said of the Story to any purpose, I had endeavoured to say in it.” — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“The wheels rolled on, and rolled down by the Monument, and by the Tower; and by the Docks; down by Ratcliffe, and by Rotherhithe;… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“The three customers pulled off their hats to Madame Defarge, with three flourishes. She acknowledged their homage by bending her head, and giving them… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image