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He rolls it under his tongue as a sweet morsel.
He rolls it under his tongue as a sweet morsel.
Things sweet to taste prove in digestion sour.
Things sweet to taste prove in digestion sour.
Annius has some two hundred tables, and servants for every table.
Dishes run hither and thither, and plates fly read more
Annius has some two hundred tables, and servants for every table.
Dishes run hither and thither, and plates fly about. Such
entertainments as these keep to yourselves, ye pompous; I am ill
pleased with a supper that walks.
Whether woodcock or partridge, what does it signify, if the taste
is the same? But the partridge is dearer, read more
Whether woodcock or partridge, what does it signify, if the taste
is the same? But the partridge is dearer, and therefore thought
preferable.
One solid dish his week-day meal affords,
An added pudding solemniz'd the Lord's.
One solid dish his week-day meal affords,
An added pudding solemniz'd the Lord's.
Ye diners out from whom we guard our spoons.
Ye diners out from whom we guard our spoons.
What, did you not know, then, that to-day Lucullus dines with
Lucullus?
What, did you not know, then, that to-day Lucullus dines with
Lucullus?
Acorns were good till bread was found.
Acorns were good till bread was found.
A dinner lubricates business.
A dinner lubricates business.