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"Good, well-dress'd turtle beats them hollow,--
It almost makes me wish, I vow,
To have two stomachs, read more
"Good, well-dress'd turtle beats them hollow,--
It almost makes me wish, I vow,
To have two stomachs, like a cow!"
And lo! as with the cud, an inward thrill
Upheaved his waistcoat and disturb'd his frill,
His mouth was oozing, and he work'd his jaw--
"I almost that that I could eat one raw."
Out did the meate, out did the frolick wine.
Out did the meate, out did the frolick wine.
Think of the man who first tried German sausage.
Think of the man who first tried German sausage.
Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat
and drink that they may live.
Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat
and drink that they may live.
When I demanded of my friend what viands he preferred,
He quoth, "A large cold bottle, and a small read more
When I demanded of my friend what viands he preferred,
He quoth, "A large cold bottle, and a small hot bird!"
Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
[Fr., Dis moi ce que tu read more
Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
[Fr., Dis moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es.]
What say you to a piece of beef and mustard?
What say you to a piece of beef and mustard?
Lord, Madame, I have fed like a farmer; I shall grow as fat as a
porpoise.
Lord, Madame, I have fed like a farmer; I shall grow as fat as a
porpoise.