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This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy.
This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy.
Approximate author period: c. 1841 AD · industrial
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- Charles Dickens
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- Approximate author period: c. 1841 AD · industrial
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