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Nowadays the host does not admit you to his hearth, but has got th

Nowadays the host does not admit you to his hearth, but has got the mason to build one for yourself somewhere in his alley, and hospitality is the art of keeping you at the greatest distance. – Henry David Thoreau

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And with our broth, and bread, and bits, sir friend,
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Well teach you to drink deep ere you depart. – William Shakespeare

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