[W]hat is good behavior? A lying varnish spread upon a bit of wood
[W]hat is good behavior? A lying varnish spread upon a bit of wood to make it pass for a cane. – Claude Tillier (1801–1844), My Uncle Benjamin: A Humorous, Satirical, and

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