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Thou art bound hastily for the City of Nowhere; and wilt arrive!

Thou art bound hastily for the City of Nowhere; and wilt arrive!

Approximate author period: c. 1838 AD · industrial

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Author or tradition
Thomas Carlyle
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Approximate author period: c. 1838 AD · industrial
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My Commonplace Book (third English edition,1921) (1921 AD)

Page 332 · printed citation: Carlyle (French Revolution). · compiler notes excluded

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