Charles Dickens

It's a wery remarkable circumstance, sir," said Sam, "that
poverty and oysters always seem to go together."

It's a wery remarkable circumstance, sir," said Sam, "that
poverty and oysters always seem to go together."

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

Which fiddle-strings is weakness to expredge my nerves this night!

Which fiddle-strings is weakness to expredge my nerves this night!

Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families.

Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families.

Mrs. Crupp had indignantly assured him that there wasn't room to
swing a cat there; but as Mr. Dick read more

Mrs. Crupp had indignantly assured him that there wasn't room to
swing a cat there; but as Mr. Dick justly observed to me, sitting
down on the foot of the bed, nursing his leg, "You know,
Trotwood, I don't want to swing a cat. I never do swing a cat.
Therefore what does that signify to me?"