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"text": "He that doth the Rauens feede,\nYea prouidently caters for the Sparrow.",
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"ref": "1840, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Paris Sketch Book, volume 2, page 16",
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"text": "I always wanted someone to cater to my every whim.",
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