Samuel Butler (1835–1902) novelist
Ephemeral and Permanent Success
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912), Part XI - Cash and Credit
“Oh good, this is hardly ever on.”
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While watching a Frosties advert, famous for being shown almost constantly
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