There is certain relief in change even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in tra

There is certain relief in change even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in tra Washington Irving Quotes

There is certain relief in change even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in traveling in a stagecoach that it is often a comfort to shift one's position and be bruised in a new place.

Author: Washington Irving

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