He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total Abstinence Principle, ever afterwards; and it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge.
Charles Dickens · A Christmas Carol
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“He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the…”
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Work
- A Christmas Carol
- Year
- 1843
- Chapter / part
- Stave V
- Length
- 38 words
- Source
- Project Gutenberg eBook #46
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