“ When a man tells me anything about imaginative qualities, I always tell that man, whoever he is, that I know what he means. ”
Charles Dickens, Hard Times (1854). copy citation
| Author | Charles Dickens |
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| Source | Hard Times |
| Topic | quality meaning |
| Date | 1854 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/786/786-h/786-h.htm |
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“I know the bricks of this town, and I know the works of this town, and I know the chimneys of this town, and I know the smoke of this town, and I know the Hands of this town. I know ’em all pretty well. They’re real. When a man tells me anything about imaginative qualities, I always tell that man, whoever he is, that I know what he means. He means turtle soup and venison, with a gold spoon, and that he wants to be set up with a coach and six. That’s what your daughter wants. Since you are of opinion that she ought to have what she wants, I recommend you to provide it for her.”
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