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What exactly did Dickens mean in his statement that "the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good
or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
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Dickens simply tells us that the people who were in power during that period and were most vocal (=some of its noisiest authorities) insisted that the period in question was either best or worst (=in the superlative degree of comparison only). The for good or evil part seems to suggest that perhaps it's not OK to view that period as either best or worst with no middle ground in between.
- Dickens simply tells us that the people who were in power during that period and were most vocal (=some of its noisiest authorities) insisted that the period in question was either best or worst (=in the superlative degree of comparison only).
- The for good or evil part seems to suggest that perhaps it's not OK to view that period as either best or worst with no middle ground in between.
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Dickens simply tells us that the people who were in power during that period and were most vocal (=some of its noisiest authorities) insisted that the period in question was either best or worst (=in the superlative degree of comparison only).
The for good or evil part seems to suggest that perhaps it's not OK to view that period as either best o
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