I never fancied broiling fowls; - though once broiled, judiciously but…

Herman Melville
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I never fancied broiling fowls; - though once broiled, judiciously buttered, and judgmatically salted and peppered, there is no one who will speak more respectfully, not to say reverentially, of a broiled fowl than I will. ✨ Herman Melville (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated), p.1781, Delphi Classics
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