If the man who turnips cries, Cry not when his father dies,'Tis a proof that he had rather; Have a turnip than his father. (Samuel Johnson)

If the man who turnips cries, Cry not when his father dies,'Tis a proof that he had rather; Have a turnip than his father.

Samuel Johnson

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