"Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out."
"A man, doubtful of his dinner, or trembling at a creditor, is not much disposed to abstracted meditation, or remote enquiries."
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Source: 'The Lives of the English Poets' (1779-81) 'Collins'
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