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 POETICAL FRAGMENTS

QUOTED BY ATHENÆUS,

RENDERED INTO ENGLISH VERSE BY VARIOUS AUTHORS.

(Book i. § 4, p. 4.)

There is a certain hospitable air In a friend's house, that tells me I am welcome: The porter opens to me with a smile; The yard dog wags his tail, the servant runs, Beats up the cushion, spreads the couch, and says— "Sit down, good Sir!" e'er I can say I'm weary.

(Book i. § 7, p. 7.)

I write these precepts for immortal Greece, That round a table delicately spread, Or three, or four, may sit in choice repast, Or five at most. Who otherwise shall dine, Are like a troop marauding for their prey.—

(Book i. § 14, p. 11.)

Faith! but you quaff The grape's pure juice to a most merry tune, And cram your hungry maw most rav'nously. And pay for't—not a doit. But mark me, Sirrah! You come not here invited, as a friend. Your appetite is gross;—your god's your belly;— Your mind, your very, soul, incorpsed with gluttony, Till you have lost all shame.—