 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 468edited by - 1836Full view - About this book
 | John Timbs - 1872 - 434 pages
...haunch : Thanks, my lord, for your venison ; for finer or fatter Never rang'd in a forest, or sraok'd 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... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 782 pages
...VENISON. Thanks, my Lord, for your venison, for finer or fatter Never ranged in a forest, or smoked ou 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... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1873 - 814 pages
...ven'ison ; | for fin'er | nor fat'ter Ne'er ranged' in the for'est nor smoked' on the plat'ter : The flesh was a picture for painters to study, The fat was so white and the lean was so ruddy. [Though] my stomach was sharp, t could scarce help regretting To spoil such a delicate picture by eating.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1877 - 526 pages
...CLARK. I765jHANKS, 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... | |
 | Thomas Wadleigh Harvey - 1878 - 276 pages
...Whose flocks' nev- | er care'less- | ly roam' 5. Amphibrach Tetrameter . . . . uau X 4. The flesh' was | a pict'ure | for paint'ers | to stud'y, The...was | so white', and | the lean' was | so rud'dy. 6. Amphibrach Tetrameter Catalectic . . . . uau X 4 — . But hang' it, — | to po'ets who sel'dom... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1879 - 266 pages
...fat ter Never rang'd in a forest, or srook'd in a, pl&tter t The haunch was a picture tor paintars to 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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 952 pages
...kitchen of a poet, accustomed to look up to mutton as a treat : " Thanks, my lord, for your venison ; for finer or fatter Never rang'd in a forest, or smok'd...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:... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1881 - 500 pages
...though coarse wit. THE HAUNCH OF VENISON. THANKS, my Lord, for your venison ; for finer or fatter Xevcr rang'd in a forest, or smok'd in a platter : The haunch...— 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... | |
 | Old favourites, Matilda Sharpe - 1881 - 438 pages
...Lord Clare. 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 hunger was sharp, I could scarce help regretting To spoil such a delicate picture by eating... | |
 | Evan Daniel - 1881 - 420 pages
...warrest ; | For this is | a!6ne in | Thy p6wer to | declAre, | Ampbibrachic Trimeter. The flesh was ja picture | for painters | to study, | The fat was [ so white and | the lean was | so ruddy. | Goldsmith Oh, hush thee, ] my babie, | thy sire was | a knight, | Thy mother ja lady | both lovely... | |
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