Ep 49 - A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
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Old Marley Was as Dead as a Doornail
We keep the dead alive in our hearts, thoughts and behaviour. Let's look at the very opening of a Christmas carol. We're told that old Marley was as dead as a doornail. There is no doubt whatever about that. Dickens alights upon that idea of wisdom in the simile.
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