“A dish that I do love to feed upon.” — Taming of the Shrew, iv. 5.
Sweets and Dessert.
“ Puddings and flapjacks moreover.” — Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
“My wife desired some damsons.” — Henry VI. ii. 1.
“ The fig of Spain.” — Henry IV. iii. 6.
“ Hang him, rogue, he lives on stewed prunes and dried cakes.” — Henry IV. iv. 1.
“ You Banbury cheese.” — Merry Wives of Windsor, i. 1.
“My Aqua Vita;.” — Merry Wives of Windsor, ii. 1.
“ Things sweet to taste, prove indigestion sour.” — Shakespeare.
“While tumbling down the turbid stream,
Lord love us, how we apples swim ! ” — D. Mallett.
“ Wouldst thou eat, both eat thy cake and have it ? ” — (?. Herbert.
“• Sir Toby. Dost thou think because thou art virtuous there shall be no more cakes and ale ?
down. Yes, by Saint Anne ! and ginger shall be hot i’ the mouth too.” — Twelfth Night.
“ Sweetmeats, messengers ” to graces
(Dream of Summer Midnight) weird —
“ Taste of these conserved,’-’ inviteth
(Taming of the Shrew) lip-smeared.
“ Apple-tart ” it also offers ;
“Cream” — (first part of Henry IV.) :
Then “we’ll drink another measure ”
Hauntings from Macbeth implore. — M. F. Brown.
“ A surfeit of the sweetest things.” — Midsummer Night's Dream.
“ A piece of ice ? ” — Taming of the Shrew.
“Trifles as light as air.” — Othello.
“ There’s half-a-dozen sweets.” — Love’s Labour's Lost, v. 2.
“The queen of curds' and cream.” — Winter’s Tale, iv. 3.
“Hercules did shake down mellow fruit.” — Coriolanus, iv. 6.
“ Peed him with apricots and dewberries ;
With purple grapes, green figs, and mulberries.”
Midsummer Night’s Dream, iii. 1.
“There’s a medlar for thee, eat it.” — Timon of A f hens, iv. 3.
“ Meaning thereby that grapes were made to eat, and lips to open.” — As You Like It, v. 1.
Savouries — Bonnes=bouches.
“ To make the matter savoury.” — Hamlet.
“ We’ll mend our dinners here.” — Comedy of Errors.
“ The daintiest that they taste.” — 2 Hemp IV.
“ Pretty little tiny kickshaws.” — 2 Henry IV.
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Wines.
“ Claret is the liquor for boys ; port for men ; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink
brandy.” — Boswell, Life of Johnson.
“ Let the health go round ” saith (Tinron)
“ Till the wine o’erwells the cup,” •
(Julius Csesar) royal ever"
Bids the guests full freely sup.
“Here — ! turn my glass ’ — per (Winter’s Tale)
1 For right for noble Burgundy,’
The sort (King Lear) enjoys full well'- —
The time is now for choice entree.” — M. F.. Brotvn.
“ If on thy theme I rightly think,
There are five reasons why men drink :
Good wine, a friend, because I’m dry ;
Or least I should say by-and-by,
Or any other reasons why.”— 2T. Aldrich, Biog. Brit.
“ Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine ;
Or leave a kiss hut in the cup,
And I’ll not look for wine.” — Ben Jonson, The Forest.
“You cannot judge the liquor from the lees.” — Tennyson, Queen Mary.
“ For in my youth I never did apply
Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood.” — -I.s You Like It.
“ I’ll warrant she’ll prove an excuse for the glass.” — Sheridan.
“ And as he drains his draughts of Rhenish.” — Hamlet, i. 4.
“ A cup of wine that’s brisk and fine.” — Merry Wives of Windsor.
“Your excellent sherries.” — Henry IV. iv. 3.
“Brave Burgundy.” — Henry IV. iii. 3.
“ Why so very, very merry ?
Is it your conscience, or your
One-and-seven sherry ? ” — Bah Ballads.
“ A little learning is a dangerous thing ;
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“A dish that I do love to feed upon.” — Taming of the Shrew, iv. 5.
Sweets and Dessert.
“ Puddings and flapjacks moreover.” — Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
“My wife desired some damsons.” — Henry VI. ii. 1.
“ The fig of Spain.” — Henry IV. iii. 6.
“ Hang him, rogue, he lives on stewed prunes and dried cakes.” — Henry IV. iv. 1.
“ You Banbury cheese.” — Merry Wives of Windsor, i. 1.
“"My Aqua Vitæ." — Merry Wives of Windsor, ii. 1.
“ Things sweet to taste, prove indigestion sour.” — Shakespeare.
“While tumbling down the turbid stream,
Lord love us, how we apples swim ! ” — D. Mallett.
“ Wouldst thou eat, both eat thy cake and have it ? ” — (?. Herbert.
“• Sir Toby. Dost thou think because thou art virtuous there shall be no more cakes and ale ? down. Yes, by Saint Anne ! and ginger shall be hot i’ the mouth too.” — Twelfth Night.
“ Sweetmeats, messengers ” to graces (Dream of Summer Midnight) weird —
“ Taste of these conserved,’-’ inviteth (Taming of the Shrew) lip-smeared.
“ Apple-tart ” it also offers ;
“Cream” — (first part of Henry IV.) :
Then “we’ll drink another measure ”
Hauntings from Macbeth implore. — M. F. Brown.
“ A surfeit of the sweetest things.” — Midsummer Night's Dream.
“ A piece of ice ? ” — Taming of the Shrew.
“Trifles as light as air.” — Othello.
“ There’s half-a-dozen sweets.” — Love’s Labour's Lost, v. 2.
"The queen of curds and cream." — Winter's Tale, iv. 3.
“Hercules did shake down mellow fruit.” — Coriolanus, iv. 6.
“ Peed him with apricots and dewberries ;
With purple grapes, green figs, and mulberries.”
Midsummer Night’s Dream, iii. 1.
“There’s a medlar for thee, eat it.” — Timon of A f hens, iv. 3.
“ Meaning thereby that grapes were made to eat, and lips to open.” — As You Like It, v. 1.
Savouries — Bonnes-bouches.
“ To make the matter savoury.” — Hamlet.
“ We’ll mend our dinners here.” — Comedy of Errors. "The daintiest that they taste." — 2 Henry IV.
“ Pretty little tiny kickshaws.” — 2 Henry IV.
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Wines.
“ Claret is the liquor for boys ; port for men ; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.” — Boswell, Life of Johnson.
“ Let the health go round ” saith (Tinron)
“ Till the wine o’erwells the cup,” •
(Julius Csesar) royal ever"
Bids the guests full freely sup.
“Here — ! turn my glass ’ — per (Winter’s Tale)
1 For right for noble Burgundy,’
The sort (King Lear) enjoys full well'- —
The time is now for choice entree.” — M. F.. Brotvn.
“ If on thy theme I rightly think,
There are five reasons why men drink :
Good wine, a friend, because I’m dry ;
Or least I should say by-and-by,
Or any other reasons why.”— 2T. Aldrich, Biog. Brit.
“ Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine ;
Or leave a kiss hut in the cup,
And I’ll not look for wine.” — Ben Jonson, The Forest.
“You cannot judge the liquor from the lees.” — Tennyson, Queen Mary.
“ For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood.” — -I.s You Like It.
“ I’ll warrant she’ll prove an excuse for the glass.” — Sheridan.
“ And as he drains his draughts of Rhenish.” — Hamlet, i. 4.
“ A cup of wine that’s brisk and fine.” — Merry Wives of Windsor.
“Your excellent sherries.” — Henry IV. iv. 3.
“Brave Burgundy.” — Henry IV. iii. 3.
“ Why so very, very merry ?
Is it your conscience, or your One-and-seven sherry ? ” — Bah Ballads.
“ A little learning is a dangerous thing ;