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2、isdom,itwastheageoffoolishness,itwastheepochofbelief,itwastheepochofincredulity,itwastheseasonofLight,itwastheseasonofDarkness,itwasthespringofhope,itwasthewinterofdespair,wehadev-erythingbeforeus,wehadnothingbeforeus,wewereallgoingdirecttoHeaven,wewereallgoin
3、gdirecttheotherway—inshort,theperiodwassofarlikethepresentperi-od,thatsomeofitsnoisiestauthoritiesinsistedonitsbeingreceived,forgoodorforevil,inthesuperlativedegreeofcomparisononly.Therewereakingwithalargejawandaqueenwithaplainface,onthethroneofEngland;therewe
4、reakingwithalargejawandaqueenwithafairface,onthethroneofFrance.InbothcountriesitwasclearerthancrystaltothelordsoftheStatepreservesofloavesandfishes,thatthingsingeneralweresettledforever.ItwastheyearofOurLordonethousandsevenhun-dredandseventy-five.Spiritualreve
5、lationswereconcededtoEnglandatthatfavouredperiod,asatthis.Mrs.South-FreeeBooksatPlaneteBook.comcotthadrecentlyattainedherfive-and-twentiethblessedbirthday,ofwhomapropheticprivateintheLifeGuardshadheraldedthesublimeappearancebyannouncingthatarrangementsweremad
6、efortheswallowingupofLondonandWestminster.EventheCock-laneghosthadbeenlaidonlyarounddozenofyears,afterrappingoutitsmessages,asthespiritsofthisveryyearlastpast(supernaturallydefi-cientinoriginality)rappedouttheirs.Meremessagesintheearthlyorderofeventshadlatelyc
7、ometotheEnglishCrownandPeople,fromacongressofBritishsubjectsinAmerica:which,strangetorelate,haveprovedmoreimportanttothehumanracethananycommunicationsyetreceivedthroughanyofthechickensoftheCock-lanebrood.France,lessfavouredonthewholeastomattersspiri-tualthanhe
8、rsisteroftheshieldandtrident,rolledwithexceedingsmoothnessdownhill,makingpapermoneyandspendingit.UndertheguidanceofherChristianpastors,sheentertainedherself,besides,withsuchhumanea
