Not that it did the least good in the way of prevention - it might almost have been worth remarking that the fact was exactly the reverse - but, it cleared off (as to this world) the trouble of each particular case, and left nothing else connected with it to be looked after."Book II, Chapter 1, Five Years Later. Death is Nature's remedy for all things, and why not Legislation's? Accordingly, the forger was put to Death the utterer of a bad note was put to Death the unlawful opener of a letter was put to Death the purloiner of forty shillings and sixpence was put to death the holder of a horse at Tellson's door, who made off with it, was put to Death the coiner of a bad schilling was put to Death the sounders of three-fourths of the notes in the whole gamut of Crime, were put to Death. "But indeed, at that time, putting to death was a recipe much in vogue with all trades and professions, and not least of all with Tellson's. Jarvis Lorry - sitting opposite the buried man who had been dug out, and wondering what subtle powers were forever lost to him, and what were capable of restoration - the old inquiry: 'I hope you care to be recalled to life? 'And the old answer:'I can't say.'"Book I, Chapter 6, The Shoemaker. "All through the cold and restless interval, until, dawn, they once more whispered in the ears of Mr. "Keep where you are because, if I should make a mistake, it could never be set right in your lifetime."Book I, Chapter 2, The Mail. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. These examples will help you gain a deeper understanding of this complex work, and you may be surprised by how many of these phrases are still familiar today despite the fact that this great classic was written over 150 years ago!
Here are some examples of some of the most famous quotes from Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities (1859).
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