Ch. 12
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Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels our own old happy state, and gives its title to an ugly and distorted image.
— Charles Dickens
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels our own old happy state, and gives its title to an ugly and distorted image." in the context of "Ch. 12" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Charles Dickens" (Quotes, The Old Curiosity Shop (1841): Full text online at Wikisource at Project Gutenberg ยทย at the Internet Archive )
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About Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens, FRSA (7 February 1812 โ 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 โ 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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