Quote by Charles Dickens

If I dropped a tear upon your hand, may it wither it up! If I spoke a gentle word in your hearing, may it deafen you! If I touched you with my lips, may the touch be poison to you! A curse upon this roof that gave me shelter! Sorrow and shame upon your head! Ruin upon all belonging to you!

If I dropped a tear upon your hand, may it wither it up! If

Summary

This quote expresses a profound sense of betrayal and anger. The speaker wishes ill upon someone who has caused them great pain. They desire for their tears to bring harm, their words to cause deafness, and their touch to be poisonous. The curse extends to the shelter that was once provided by the recipient and brings forth wishes of sorrow, shame, and ruin upon them and everything they hold dear. It reflects the intensity and bitterness of the speaker's emotions towards the person they are addressing.

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Anger Malediction

By Charles Dickens

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