Charles Dickens, David Copperfield (1849-1850), Chapter I; reported as a proverb in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 639.
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Barkis is willin'.
— Charles Dickens on English proverbs (alphabetically by proverb)
What It Means
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About Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens, FRSA (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Charles Dickens was trying to ban workhouses his whole career.
About Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens, FRSA (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Charles Dickens was trying to ban workhouses his whole career.
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