"The boy was lying, fast asleep, on a……" — Charles Dickens

"The boy was lying, fast asleep, on a rude bed upon the floor; so pale with anxiety, and sadness, and the closeness of his prison, that he looked like death; not death as it shews in shroud and coffin, but in the guise it wears when life has just departed; when a young and gentle spirit has, but an instant, fled to Heaven: and the gross air of the world has not had time to breathe upon the changing dust it hallowed."

Charles Dickens

667 Quotes by Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens has 667 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

See all 667 quotes by Charles Dickens »

More Air Quotes

This quote is filed under Air Quotes, one of 4,448 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

See all 4,448 Air Quotes »