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QuoteMemorizeAges 10–11 · The Adventure Years
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.
Sydney Carton (Charles Dickens), 1859
A Tale of Two Cities, 1859

Carton's final words as he goes to the guillotine in place of Charles Darnay. The closing of the novel.

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