A Commonplace Book

JIM HARGAN

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‘THE BEST PART OF A HOLIDAY IS PERHAPS NOT SO MUCH TO BE RESTING YOURSELF,AS TO SEE ALL THE OTHER FELLOWS BUSY WORKING.’
— Kenneth Grahame

‘I love the Christmastide, and yet, I notice this, each year I live;

I always like the gifts I get,

But how I love the gifts I give!’
— Carolyn Wells

‘IN THE COIGN OF THE CLIFF BETWEEN LOWLAND AND HIGHLAND,

AT THE SEADOWN’S EDGE BETWEEN WINDWARD AND LEE,

WALLED ROUND WITH ROCKS AS AN INLAND ISLAND,

THE GHOST OF A GARDEN FRONTS THE SEA.’
—Algernon Charles Swinburne

‘ON WITH THE DANCE! LET JOY BE UNCONFINED.’
— Lord Byron