Charles Dickens Quotes

If any one were to ask me what in my opinion was the dullest and most stupid spot on the face of the Earth, I should decidedly say Chelmsford.

Charles Dickens

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• If any one were to ask me what in my opinion was the dullest and most stupid spot on the face of the Earth, I should decidedly say Chelmsford.

  

  Charles Dickens
  • Earth
  • Opinion
  • Stupid