That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of …

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That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many good minds. ✨ Charles Dickens, Gillen D'Arcy Wood (2003). A Tale of Two Cities, p.385, Barnes & Noble
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That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many good minds. ✨ Charles Dickens, Gillen D'Arcy Wood (2003). A Tale of Two Cities, p.385, Barnes & Noble

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