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Updated: May 7, 2025

This Roman manner of denoting approval seems akin to the practice of the Japanese, who give a wild shriek as a sign of approbation, and hoot and howl to show their displeasure. But the sound of the goose the simple hiss is the most frequently-employed symbol of dissent. The dramatist is of all creative artists the most unfortunate.

Various - Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878