Dreary Quote by Charles Dickens

“The blossom is blighted, the leaf is withered, the God of day goes down upon the dreary scene, and in short you are for ever floored.” quote by Charles Dickens — Download Open image

“The blossom is blighted, the leaf is withered, the God of day goes down upon the dreary scene, and in short you are for ever floored.”

Charles Dickens

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