Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Ch. IV
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A loaf of bread, the Walrus said, Is what we chiefly need: Pepper and vinegar besides Are very good indeed— Now if you’re ready, Oysters, dear, We can begin to feed!
— Lewis Carroll on Seafood
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "A loaf of bread, the Walrus said, Is what we chiefly need: Pepper and vinegar besides Are very good indeed— Now if you’re ready, Oysters, dear, We can begin to feed!" in the context of "Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Ch. IV" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Seafood" (Quotes, A Commonplace Book of Cookery: Quotes reported in: Robert Grabhorn, ed., A Commonplace Book of Cookery (North Point Press, 1985), pp. 97–106)
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About Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll (born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898) was an English author, mathematician, Anglican clergyman, logician, and amateur photographer. His father was Charles Dodgson (archdeacon), his great-grandfather was Charles Dodgson (bishop) and his nephew was Stuart Dodgson Collingwood.
About Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll (born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898) was an English author, mathematician, Anglican clergyman, logician, and amateur photographer. His father was Charles Dodgson (archdeacon), his great-grandfather was Charles Dodgson (bishop) and his nephew was Stuart Dodgson Collingwood.
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