From the days when it was always summer in Eden, to these days when it…

Charles Dickens
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From the days when it was always summer in Eden, to these days when it is mostly winter in fallen latitudes, the world of a man has invariably gone one way Charles Darnay's way the way of the love of a woman ✨ Charles Dickens, General Press (2016). A Tale of Two Cities: A Story of the French Revolution, p.123, GENERAL PRESS
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