Father Time
Father Time is not always a hard parent, and, though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who have used him well; making them old men and women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigor. With such people the grey head is but the impression of the old fellow’s hand in giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life.
by Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens (chärlz jŏn hŭfꞋəm dĭkꞋənz) was born on 7 February 1812 in Landport (a part of the city of Portsmouth located on Portsea Island), Hampshire, England. He was a Victorian novelist, and commonly regarded as one of the greatest English writers. He wrote novels including “Pickwick Papers” (1837), “Oliver Twist” (1837 - 1839), “A Christmas Carol” (1843), “David Copperfield” (1849 - 1850), and “Great Expectations” (1860), among other classics. His writings expressed his deep compassion for the poor in Victorian England. Charles John Huffam Dickens passed on at 58 years of age on 18 June 1870 in Higham, Kent, England.
Father Time is not always a hard parent, and, though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who have used him well; making them old men and women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigor. With such people the grey head is but the impression of the old fellow’s hand in giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life.
by Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens (chärlz jŏn hŭfꞋəm dĭkꞋənz) was born on 7 February 1812 in Landport (a part of the city of Portsmouth located on Portsea Island), Hampshire, England. He was a Victorian novelist, and commonly regarded as one of the greatest English writers. He wrote novels including “Pickwick Papers” (1837), “Oliver Twist” (1837 - 1839), “A Christmas Carol” (1843), “David Copperfield” (1849 - 1850), and “Great Expectations” (1860), among other classics. His writings expressed his deep compassion for the poor in Victorian England. Charles John Huffam Dickens passed on at 58 years of age on 18 June 1870 in Higham, Kent, England.
