"Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out."
"Superfluous lags the veteran on the stage, Till pitying Nature signs the last release, And bids afflicted worth retire to peace."
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Source: Samuel Johnson, Thomas Park (1811). “The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson: Collated with the Best Editions”, p.27
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