The Old Curiosity Shop Quotes
No.	Quotation	Subject	Source
1	It was the beginning of a day in June; the deep blue sky unsullied by a cloud, and teeming with brilliant light. The streets were, as yet, nearly free from passengers, the houses and shops were closed, and the healthy air of morning fell like breath from	Miscellaneous	The Old Curiosity Shop
2	The flowers that sleep by night, opened their gentle eyes and turned them to the day. The light, creation's mind, was everywhere, and all things owned its power.	Gardening	The Old Curiosity Shop
3	The air came laden with the fragrance it caught upon its way, and the bees, upborne upon its scented breath, hummed forth their drowsy satisfaction as they floated by.	Miscellaneous	The Old Curiosity Shop
4	The day was made for laziness, and lying on one's back in green places, and staring at the sky till its brightness forced one to shut one's eyes and go to sleep . . .	Laziness	The Old Curiosity Shop
5	It had been gradually getting overcast, and now the sky was dark and lowering, save where the glory of the departing sun piled up masses of gold and burning fire, decaying embers of which gleamed here and there through the black veil, and shone redly down	Weather	The Old Curiosity Shop
6	It was a very aged, ghostly place; the church had been built many hundreds of years ago, and had once had a convent or monastery attached; for arches in ruins, remains of oriel windows, and fragments of blackened walls, were yet standing-, while other por	Church	The Old Curiosity Shop
7	The night crept on apace, the moon went down, the stars grew pale and dim, and morning, cold as they, slowly approached. Then, from behind a distant hill, the noble sun rose up, driving the mists in phantom shapes before it, and clearing the earth of thei	Night	The Old Curiosity Shop
8	. . . that vague kind of penitence which holidays awaken next morning . . .	Penitence	The Old Curiosity Shop
9	In love of home, the love of country has its rise . . .	Home	The Old Curiosity Shop
10	. . . fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine.	Friendship	The Old Curiosity Shop

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