“ Most people are when they’ve little to do and less to get. ”
Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers (1836). copy citation
| Author | Charles Dickens |
|---|---|
| Source | The Pickwick Papers |
| Topic | |
| Date | 1836 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/580/580-h/580-h.htm |
Context
“Pickwick, ‘on the strange mutability of human affairs.’
‘Ah! I see—in at the palace door one day, out at the window the next. Philosopher, Sir?’
‘An observer of human nature, Sir,’ said Mr. Pickwick.
‘Ah, so am I. Most people are when they’ve little to do and less to get. Poet, Sir?’
‘My friend Mr. Snodgrass has a strong poetic turn,’ said Mr. Pickwick.
‘So have I,’ said the stranger. ‘Epic poem—ten thousand lines—revolution of July—composed it on the spot—Mars by day, Apollo by night—bang the field-piece, twang the lyre.’”
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