There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from… - Washington Irving

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

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Washington Irving (3 April 1783 – 28 November 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century.

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Alternative Names: Diedrich Knickerbocker • Geoffrey Crayon • Lauuncelot Langstaff

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