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FUSELI had a great dislike to common-place observations. After sitting
perfectly quiet for a long time in his own room, during the bald
disjointed chat of some idle visitors, who were gabbling with one
another about the weather, and other topics of as interesting a nature,
he suddenly exclaimed, We had pork for dinner to-day.--Dear me! Mr.
Fuseli, what an odd remark.--Why, it is as good as anything you have
been saying for the last hour.
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