No varnish can hide the grain of the wood; and that the more varnish y…

Charles Dickens
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No varnish can hide the grain of the wood; and that the more varnish you put on, the more the grain will express itself. ✨ Charles Dickens (1861). Great Expectations, p.248
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No varnish can hide the grain of the wood; and that the more varnish you put on, the more the grain will express itself. ✨ Charles Dickens (1861). Great Expectations, p.248

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