Abuse is often of service. There is nothing so dangerous to an aut

Abuse is often of service. There is nothing so dangerous to an author as silence. His name, like the shuttlecock, must be beat backward and forward, or it falls to the ground. – Johnson

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May the birdies always land at your feet. – Badminton saying

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To play at Shuttle-cock, methinks, is the game now. – “The Two Maids of Mortlake,” c.1609

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Get smashed. – Badminton joke

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