THE HAUNCH OF VENISON. A POETICAL EPISTLE TO LORD CLARE. THANKS, my lord, for your venison, for finer or fatter Never rang'd in a forest, or smok'd in a platter ; The haunch was a picture for painters to study, The fat was so white, and the lean was so... The Quarterly Review - Page 4681836Full view - About this book
| Henry George Bohn - 1911 - 784 pages
...Eating. Thanks, my lord, for your venison, for finer or fatter Ne'er ranged in a forest, or smoked in a platter ; The haunch was a picture for painters...study, The fat was so white, and the lean was so ruddy. 5464 Goldsmith : Haunch of Venison. Line 1 VENTURING — see Ambition, Danger, Daring. Things out of... | |
| 1912 - 356 pages
...the recipient spoke of it feelingly, ... for finer or fatter Never rang'd in a forest or smok'd on a platter. The haunch was a picture for painters to...study, The fat was so white, and the lean was so ruddy. Hesitating ' to spoil such a delicate picture,' the haunch went to Sir Joshua in Leicester Square,... | |
| Edmund Arnold Greening Lamborn - 1916 - 204 pages
...pampas with John Masefield ; the butcher in Chuzzleuuit, who cut the steak slowly because The meat was a picture for painters to study, The fat was so white and the lean was so ruddy, and he delighted to admire it : who insisted on putting it carefully into Ruth's pocket himself —... | |
| William Henry Hudson - 1918 - 186 pages
...LORD CLARE 1 Thanks, my lord, for your venison, for finer or fatter Never ranged in a forest or smoked in a platter ; The haunch was a picture for painters...study, The fat was so white and the lean was so ruddy ; Though my stomach was sharp, I could scarce help regretting To spoil such a delicate picture by eating... | |
| 1997 - 724 pages
..."Thanhs, my lord, for your venison; for finer or fatter Never ranged in a forest or smoked in a flatter. The haunch was a picture for painters to study, The fat was so white, and the lean was so ruddy, Tho' my stomach was sharp, 1 could scarce help regretting To spoil such a delicate picture by eating."... | |
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