You can't make a head and brains out of a brass knob with nothing in i…

Charles Dickens
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You can't make a head and brains out of a brass knob with nothing in it. You couldn't do it when your uncle George was living much less when he's dead. ✨ Charles Dickens (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated), p.6307, Delphi Classics
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You can't make a head and brains out of a brass knob with nothing in it. You couldn't do it when your uncle George was living much less when he's dead. ✨ Charles Dickens (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated), p.6307, Delphi Classics

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