Who 'settled like a meat fly on whatever one had got for dinner and made one sick of it'?

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William Makepeace Thackeray (the quotation is from John Ruskin's 'Fors Clavigera') Jan 03 02, 11:11 PM

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Quote by John Ruskin about William Makepeace Thackeray (in Fors Clavigera) Jan 03 02, 11:12 PM

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