It's in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon t…

Charles Dickens
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It's in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present. ✨ Charles Dickens (1992). David Copperfield, p.298, Wordsworth Editions
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It's in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present. ✨ Charles Dickens (1992). David Copperfield, p.298, Wordsworth Editions

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