I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of bei…

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I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything ✨ Charles Dickens (2016). David Copperfield (World Classics, Unabridged), p.115, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
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