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Henry David Thoreau - I sat at a table where were rich...
I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but and truth were not and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board. (Henry David Thoreau)

I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but and truth were not and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.

Henry David Thoreau

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