"Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out."
"John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have his talk out as I do."
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Source: In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 3, p. 230 (31 March 1778)
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