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" It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. "
Charles Dickens
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" 'Do you spell it with a 'V' or a 'W'?' inquired the judge. 'That depends upon the taste and fancy of the speller, my Lord'. "
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" It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known. "
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" It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. "
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" Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people. "
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" Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little that unhinges it, poor creatures that we are! "
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" Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home! "
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" There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast. "
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" Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress. "
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