"Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out."
"The work of a correct and regular writer is a garden accurately formed and diligently planted, varied with shades, and scented with flowers."
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Source: William Shakespeare, Isaac Reed, Samuel Johnson (1822). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: From the Correct Edition of Isaac Reed ... with Copious Annotations”, p.53
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