“ There is prodigious strength . . . in sorrow and despair. ”
Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities (1859). copy citation
| Author | Charles Dickens |
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| Source | A Tale of Two Cities |
| Topic | strength sorrow despair |
| Date | 1859 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/98/98-h/98-h.htm |
Context
“asked the Marquis, whom I will still describe as the elder brother, coming booted into the room from his horse.
«'Not dead,' said I; 'but like to die.'
«'What strength there is in these common bodies!' he said, looking down at her with some curiosity.
«'There is prodigious strength,' I answered him, 'in sorrow and despair.'
«He first laughed at my words, and then frowned at them. He moved a chair with his foot near to mine, ordered the woman away, and said in a subdued voice,
«'Doctor, finding my brother in this difficulty with these hinds, I recommended that your aid should be invited.” source
«'Not dead,' said I; 'but like to die.'
«'What strength there is in these common bodies!' he said, looking down at her with some curiosity.
«'There is prodigious strength,' I answered him, 'in sorrow and despair.'
«He first laughed at my words, and then frowned at them. He moved a chair with his foot near to mine, ordered the woman away, and said in a subdued voice,
«'Doctor, finding my brother in this difficulty with these hinds, I recommended that your aid should be invited.” source
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