Sentence:  Roger chuckled. "I hope you don't think I'm a mere highbrow," he said. "As a customer said to me once, without meaning to be funny, `I like both the Iliad and the <WSD>Argosy</WSD>.' The only thing I can't stand is literature that is unfairly and intentionally flavoured with vanilla. Confectionery soon disgusts the palate, whether you find it in Marcus Aurelius or Doctor Crane. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (Popular anglicism of) the Argonautika of Apollonios Rhodios.