The Best of Times, The Worst of Times

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being recieved , for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only."

--Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

Does anyone else think it interesting that the whole paragraph above is just one sentence? I just love Dickens! He has such an amazing vocabulary, and every time I read his work, I want to say it out loud. I have begun my traditional yearly perusing of A Christmas Carol (another favorite).