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Stephen Potter - One-upmanship (1952)

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A good general rule is to state that the bouquet is better than the taste, and vice versa.

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Talk of the "imperial decay" of your invalid port. "Its gracious withdrawal from perfection, keeping a hint of former majesty withal, as it hovers between oblivion and the divine Untergang of infinite recession."

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Stephen Potter

Stephen Potter

Born: February 1, 1900
Died: December 2, 1969 (aged 69)
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