Spec 2301 Age Of Extremes

[yellow11]

help please-done it all apart from last 2 unclued which complete four words from a quote viz
THE?E? and T?MES-looks like themes and times but can't work out quote or where it is

[fiction-factory]

what were the other 2 words please?

[yellow11]

i don't know!

[roslyn251254]

thebe(st of )times....the ... of times

[roslyn251254]

the themed words go in pairs to match the top line ..2d and 30d etc

[donny48]

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 received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
I am assuming that this might be what you want because I don't quite follow the question.

[murraymints]

morning Donny xx

[donny48]

Good morning Minty XXOOXX

[Neveracrossword]

Donny48, various words, adjectives, from your extract were unclued answers in this thematic crossword - then solvers completed the phrase 'The Best Of Times' in the grid.

[donny48]

Thank you , may I call you Never for short, one of Dickens best.

[Neveracrossword]

Donny48, you're welcome. Of course you can call me 'Never' or, as some people do, NAC.