Strophe
1 1| anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead
2 1| But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge!
3 1| be untrue. But he put his hand upon the key he had relinquished,
4 1| Marley's Ghost held up its hand, warning him to come no
5 1| for on the raising of the hand, he became sensible of confused
6 2| aside, I tell you, by a hand. Not the curtains at his
7 2| fresh green holly in its hand; and, in singular contradiction
8 2| It put out its strong hand as it spoke, and clasped
9 2| though gentle as a woman's hand, was not to be resisted.
10 2| Bear but a touch of my hand there,'' said the Spirit,
11 2| road, with fields on either hand. The city had entirely vanished.
12 2| Scrooge muttered, putting his hand in his pocket, and looking
13 2| thoughtfully, and waved its hand: saying as it did so, "Let
14 2| parting squeeze, in which his hand relaxed; and had barely
15 3| door. ~The moment Scrooge's hand was on the lock, a strange
16 3| sparkling eye, its open hand, its cheery voice, its unconstrained
17 3| held his withered little hand in his, as if he loved the
18 3| outpouring, with a generous hand, its bright and harmless
19 3| mulled wine ready to our hand at the moment; and I say, "
20 3| a stale and shrivelled hand, like that of age, had pinched,
21 3| Spirit, stretching out its hand towards the city. "Slander
22 4| visible save one outstretched hand. But for this it would have
23 4| pointed onward with its hand. ~"You are about to show
24 4| see nothing but a spectral hand and one great heap of black. ~"
25 4| It gave him no reply. The hand was pointed straight before
26 4| men. Observing that the hand was pointed to them, Scrooge
27 4| Phantom, with its outstretched hand. When he roused himself
28 4| fancied from the turn of the hand, and its situation in reference
29 4| certainly shan't hold my hand, when I can get anything
30 4| the Phantom. Its steady hand was pointed to the head.
31 4| odious. It is not that the hand is heavy and will fall down
32 4| are still; but that the hand <EMPH rend="sc">was open,
33 4| upon the table, and put her hand up to her face. ~"The colour
34 4| our parting moment is at hand. I know it, but I know not
35 4| The Spirit stopped; the hand was pointed elsewhere. ~"
36 4| For the first time the hand appeared to shake. ~"Good
37 4| altered life!'' ~The kind hand trembled. ~"I will honour
38 4| he caught the spectral hand. It sought to free itself,
39 5| to Bob's will be!'' ~The hand in which he wrote the address
40 5| Scrooge, patting it with his hand. "I scarcely ever looked
41 5| not an easy task, for his hand continued to shake very
42 5| said Scrooge, with his hand already on the dining-room
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