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" In seasons of pestilence, some of us will have a secret attraction to the disease — a terrible passing inclination to die of it. "
A Tale of Two Cities - Page 280
by Charles Dickens - 1894 - 373 pages
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Works. Libr. ed, Volume 23

Charles Dickens - 1861 - 448 pages
...intoxication, known, without doubt, to have led some persons to brave the guillotine uunecessarily, and to die by it, was not mere boastfulness, but a wild infection of the wildly skaken public mind. In seasons of pesbileuce, some of us will have a secret attractioa to the disease...
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A tale of two cities

Charles Dickens - 1866 - 398 pages
...Similarly, though with a subtle difference, a species of fervour or intoxication, known, without doubt, to have led some persons to brave the guillotine unnecessarily,...mere boastfulness, but a wild infection of the wildly skaken public mind. In seasons of pestilence, some of us will have a secret attraction to the disease...
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A Cyclopedia of the Best Thoughts of Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens - 1873 - 584 pages
...Similarly, though with a subtle difference, a species of fervor or intoxication, known, without doubt, to . CHILD -Of a Female Philanthropist. I was sitting...my guardian, on the following morning, and Ada was Tale of Two Cities, Chap. 6. PAPA— Aa a mode of address. " Papa is a preferable mode of address,"...
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A Tale of Two Cities, and Sketches by Boz

Charles Dickens - 1880 - 864 pages
...Similarly, though with a subtle difference, a species of fervor or intoxication, known, without doubt, to have led some persons to brave the guillotine unnecessarily,...breasts, only needing circumstances to evoke them. day, fifteen prisoners were put to the bar before Charles Darnay's name was called. All the fifteen...
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Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens - 1880 - 460 pages
...Similarly, though with a subtle diiference, a species of fervour or intoxication, known, without doubt, to have led some persons to brave the guillotine unnecessarily,...mere boastfulness, but a wild infection of the wildly skaken public mind. In seasons of pestilence, some of us will have a secret attraction to the disease...
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The Fireside Dickens: A Cyclopedia of the Best Thoughts of Charles Dickens ...

Charles Dickens - 1883 - 666 pages
...Similarly, though with a subtle difference, a species of fervor or intoxication, known, without doubt, to have led some persons to brave the guillotine unnecessarily,...pestilence, some of us will have a secret attraction to the disease—a terrible passing inclination to die of it. And all of us have like wonders hidden in our...
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Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-day Life and Every-day People

Charles Dickens - 1884 - 930 pages
...Similarly, though with a subtle difference, a species of fervour or intoxication, known, without doubt, to have led some persons to brave the guillotine unnecessarily,...public mind. In seasons of pestilence, some of us will nave a secret attraction to the disease — a terrible passing inclination to die of it. And all of...
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Charles Dickens' Works: Christmas books. Tale of two cities

Charles Dickens - 1885 - 844 pages
...a subtle difference, a species of fervour or intoxication, known, without doubt, to have led soi^e persons to brave the guillotine unnecessarily, and to die by it, was not mere boastfnluess, but * wild infection of the wildly shaken public mind. In of pestilence, some of us will...
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A Tale of Two Cities: Mystery of Edwin Drood : with Introduction, Critical ...

Charles Dickens - 1908 - 920 pages
...Similarly, though with a subtle difference, a species of fervour or intoxication, known, without doubt, to have led some persons to brave the guillotine unnecessarily, and to die by it, was not mere boastfuluess, but a wild infection of the wildly shaken public mind. In seasons of pestilence, some...
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Wit and wisdom from Dickens, selected by A.R. Fossard

Charles Dickens - 1912 - 258 pages
...and a deal door; but bein' only eyes, you see my wision's limited." — Pickwick Papers, ch. xxxiv. In seasons of pestilence some of us will have a secret attraction to the disease — a terrible passr ing inclination to die of it. And all of us have like wonders hidden in our breasts, only needing...
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