Possibly we might even improve the world a little, if we got up early …

Charles Dickens
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Possibly we might even improve the world a little, if we got up early in the morning, and took off our coats to the work. ✨ Charles Dickens (1867). Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a 21 vol. set. Wanting A child's history of England; Christmas stories; The mystery of Edwin Drood]., p.290
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