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Their best and most wholesome feeding is upon one dish and no
more and the same plaine and simple: read more
Their best and most wholesome feeding is upon one dish and no
more and the same plaine and simple: for surely this hudling of
many meats one upon another of divers tastes is pestiferous. But
sundrie sauces are more dangerous than that.
Out did the meate, out did the frolick wine.
Out did the meate, out did the frolick wine.
He that keeps not crust nor crum
Weary of all, shall want some.
He that keeps not crust nor crum
Weary of all, shall want some.
Digestive cheese, and fruit there sure will be.
Digestive cheese, and fruit there sure will be.
And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil
fail, according to the word of read more
And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil
fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by
Elijah.
He hath a fair sepulchre in the grateful stomach of the judicious
epicure--and for such a tomb might be read more
He hath a fair sepulchre in the grateful stomach of the judicious
epicure--and for such a tomb might be content to die.
Oh, dainty and delicious!
Food for the gods! Ambrosia for Apicius!
Worthy to thrill the soul of read more
Oh, dainty and delicious!
Food for the gods! Ambrosia for Apicius!
Worthy to thrill the soul of sea-born Venus,
Or titillate the palate of Silenus!
Marry, he must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
Marry, he must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
