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Quotation from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

“there had been a strong and extraordinary revival of the train of thought and remembrance that was the first cause of the malady”

Charles Dickens (spoken by Doctor Manette)

A Tale of Two Cities, Book II, Chapter 19 (Project Gutenberg #98 text)

Portrait of Charles Dickens

Discussing his own relapse as if it were another man's case, Manette explains it to Lorry as a return of overwhelming memory.

Citation: "there had been a strong and extraordinary revival of the train of thought and remembrance that was the first cause of the malady" — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, Book II, Chapter 19 (Project Gutenberg #98 text). (id a-tale-of-two-cities-q4)

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