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[Illustration: "OH, YUSS, THEY'RE VERY GRAND NOW. THEY DINE LATE AND
LOW."]
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"Could we gather grapes from thorns or pigs from
thistles?"--_Report of Lecture delivered by the
Astronomer-Royal of Scotland._
As far as English thistles are concerned (we cannot speak for
Scotland) the answer is in the negative.
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