When they talk'd of their Raphaels, Correggios, and stuff, He shifted his trumpet and only took snuff. (Oliver Goldsmith)

When they talk'd of their Raphaels, Correggios, and stuff, He shifted his trumpet and only took snuff.

Oliver Goldsmith

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