“ Great men are seldom over scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire ”
Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers (1836). copy citation
| Author | Charles Dickens |
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| Source | The Pickwick Papers |
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| Date | 1836 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/580/580-h/580-h.htm |
Context
“As well might I be content to gaze on Goswell Street for ever, without one effort to penetrate to the hidden countries which on every side surround it.’ And having given vent to this beautiful reflection, Mr. Pickwick proceeded to put himself into his clothes, and his clothes into his portmanteau. Great men are seldom over scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire; the operation of shaving, dressing, and coffee-imbibing was soon performed; and, in another hour, Mr. Pickwick, with his portmanteau in his hand, his telescope in his greatcoat pocket, and his note-book in his waistcoat, ready for the reception of any discoveries worthy of being noted down, had arrived at the coach-stand in St.”
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