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The Devil's Dictionary — Ambrose Bierce

Moses Mendlessohn having fallen ill sent for a Christian physician, who at once diagnosed the philosopher's disorder as trichinosis, but tactfully gave it another name. "You need an immediate change of diet," he said; "you must eat six ounces of pork every other day."

Place: ¶1661
License: Public domain · Source
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