Quadruped lions are said to be savage, only when they are hungry; bipe…

Charles Dickens
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Quadruped lions are said to be savage, only when they are hungry; biped lions are rarely sulky longer than when their appetite for distinction remains unappeased. ✨ Charles Dickens (1843). The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, p.193
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Quadruped lions are said to be savage, only when they are hungry; biped lions are rarely sulky longer than when their appetite for distinction remains unappeased. ✨ Charles Dickens (1843). The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, p.193

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