Did Charles Dickens say “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?

Did Charles Dickens say “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?

Found word for word. Yes. The text appears in works attributed to Charles Dickens. Source and location below.

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 dire
A Tale of Two Cities — Charles Dickens, Book the First--Recalled to Life · ¶10 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #98 · source

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