ing after they are flowered, give occafion to the admirable remark of some perfons' folly, when to avoid the danger of the fryingpan they leap into the fire. My friend faid that the mention of eels put him in mind of the concluding remark of the annotator, "That they who amongst the Sybarites would fish "for eels or fell them should be free from all taxes." I was glad to hear of the word Conclude, and told him nothing could be more acceptable to me than the mention of the Sybarites, of whom I fhortly intend a hiftory, fhewing how they defervedly banished cocks for waking them in a morning, and fmiths for being ufeful; how one cried out because one of the rofeleaves he lay on was rumpled; how they taught their horfes to dance; and fo their enemies coming against them with guitars and harpficords fet them fo upon their round O's and minuets, that the form of their battle was broken, and three hundred thousand of them flain, as Gouldman, Lyttelton, and feveral other good authors, affirm. I told my friend I had much overstayed my hour; but if at any time he would find Dick Humelbergius, Cafpar Barthius, and another friend, with himself, I would invite him to dinner of a few but choice difhes to cover the table at once, which except they would think of any thing better fhould be a falacacaby, a dish of fenugreek, a wild sheep's head and appurtenance, with a fuitable electuary, a ragout of capons'-ftones, and fome dormice faufages. If, as friends do with one another at a venison-pasty, you should fend for a plate, you know you may command it; for what is mine is your's, as being entirely your, &c. IN IMITATION OF HORACE'S ART OF POETRY. WITH SOME LETTERS TO DR. LISTER AND OTHERS, Occafioned principally by the Title of a Book published by the Doctor, being the Works of Apicius Cælius concerning the Soups and Sauces of the Ancients; with an Extract of the greatest Curiofities contained in that Book *. Humbly infcribed TO THE HON. BEEF STEAK CLUB. Firf printed in 1768. TO DR. LISTER. INGENIOUS Lifter! were a picture drawn With Cynthia's face but with a neck like Brawn, By fome rich farmer's wife and fifter drest, * Of Dr. Lifter's book only 120 copies were printed in 1705. It was reprinted at Amfterdam in 1709 by Theod. Janf. Almeloveen, under the title of Apicii Cælii de Opfoniis et Condimentis, five Arte Coquinaria, Libri Decem. Cum Annotationibus Martini Lifter, e Medicis Domefticis Sereniffimæ Majeftatis Reginæ Annæ, et Notis felectioribus, variifque Lectio nibus integris, Humelbergii, Barthii, Reinefii, A Van Der Linden, et aliorum, ut et variarum Lectionum Libello. Editio Secunda. Dr. Askew had a copy of each edition. Volume I. H Which were it not for plenty and for steam Hence mack'rel feem delightful to the eyes 10 Crabs, falmon, lobsters, are with fennel spread, 15 20 25 Or you can make whipp'd cream; pray what relief Moft knowing Sir! the greatest part of Cooks 30 35 To vary the fame things fome think is art: 40 } 45 Who might deferve a place in his own hell: Be cautious how you change old bills of fare; Such alterations fhould at least be rare; Yet credit to the artist will accrue 55 60 Who in known things still makes th' appearance new. |