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The following is attributed to James Clarence Mangan, 19th Century Irish Versioniste, who a propos is said to have remarked, after an editor's judgement that it was non-sensical, "I dreamed it.  It was a queer dream.  Shaped like a broken conch shell."  

In those days there was still some India left to search for, a remark often prefaced by, in those days, there was still some India left to search for, a remark often prefaced by, in those days,etc.