d fat with figs, bespoke the curious giver; Besides the wings of hares, for so it seems, No man of luxury the back esteems. Then saw we black-birds with o'er-roasted breast, Laid on the board, and ringdoves... The Flowing Bowl: When and what to Drink - Page 85by A. William Schmidt - 1891 - 294 pagesFull view - About this book
| Horace - 1750 - 294 pages
...Jeft, When you, great Hoft, return'd with alter'd Face, As if to mend with Art your late Difgrace. The Slaves behind in mighty Charger bore A Crane in Pieces torn, and powder'd o'er With Salt and Flower ; and a white Gander's Liver, Stuff 'd fat with Figs, befpoke the curious Giver ; Be84. Ktfiiiene,... | |
| Horace - Latin poetry - 1806 - 492 pages
...our laugh was drest, Servilius ever seconding the jest, When you, great host, returned with altered face. As if to mend with art your late disgrace. The...charger .bore A crane in pieces torn, -and powder'd o'«r With salt and flour ; and a white gander's liver, Stuffd fat with figs, bespoke the curious giver... | |
| Horace - Latin poetry - 1806 - 492 pages
...alter'd face, 105 As if to mend witli art your late disgrace. The slaves hehind in mighty charger hore A crane in pieces torn, and powder'd o'er With salt...and a white gander's liver, Stuffd fat with figs, hespoke the curious giver ; 110 Besides the wings of hares, for, so it seems, No man of luxury the-hack... | |
| Horace - 1807 - 402 pages
...laugh was drest, Servilius ever seconding the jest, When you, great host, return with alter'd ftc?f As if to mend with art your late disgrace. The slaves behind in mighty charger bore A crane m pieces torn, and powder'd o'er With salt and flour ; and a white gander's liver, Stuff 'd fat with... | |
| Rome - 1821 - 376 pages
...rarities, the epicurism of the ancients extended even to the colour of the bird that produced them : — " The slaves behind in mighty charger bore A crane in...With salt and flour ; and a white gander's liver, StufPd fat with figs, bespoke the curious giver ; Besides the wings of hares, for so, it seems, No... | |
| Rome - 1823 - 298 pages
...rarities, the epicurism of the ancients extended even to the colour of the hird that produced them: — '1 The slaves behind in mighty charger bore A crane in pieces torn, and powdei d o'er With salt and flour ; and a white gander's liver, Stnff'd fat with figs, bespoke ths... | |
| Robert Walsh - American literature - 1827 - 674 pages
...Anser. L.) and especially the s#«ter albus, or white goose, was highly appreciated. A practice. * "The slaves behind in mighty charger bore A Crane...pieces torn, and powder'd o'er With salt and flour." Francis. f A transcript from that curious publication, '^The Regulations of the fifth Earl of Northumberland,"... | |
| Horace - Epistolary poetry, Latin - 1835 - 306 pages
...was dress'd, Servilius ever seconding the jest, When you, great host, return with alter'd face, 105 As if to mend with art your late disgrace. The slaves...With salt and flour ; and a white gander's liver, Stuff 'd fat with figs, bespoke the curious giver ; 110 Besides the wings of hares, for so, it seems,... | |
| Robert Walsh - American literature - 1827 - 686 pages
...Jinser. L.) and especially the J$nser albus, or white-goose, was highly appreciated. A practice, * "The slaves behind in mighty charger bore A Crane in pieces torn, and powdePd o'er With salt and flour." Fronds. •}• A transcript from that curious publication, " The... | |
| William Thomas Fernie - Animal extracts - 1899 - 600 pages
...as highly esteemed then as they now are by lovers of patt de foic ttrns. Horace describes how — " The slaves behind in mighty charger bore A Crane, in pieces torn, and powdered o'er With salt and flour; whilst a white Gander's liver StufPd fat with f,gs, bespoke the... | |
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