 Pig, let me speak his praise, is no less provocative of the appetite than he is satisfactory to the criticalness of the censorious palate. The strong man may batten on him, and the weakling refuseth not his mild juices. Unlike to mankind's mixed characters,...  Exercises in English composition - Sivu 46tekijä(t) Robert Skakel Knight - 1876Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | William Hone - 1859 - 882 sivua
...judicious epicure — and for such a tomb might be content to die." ELIA further allegeth of " pig," that " the strong man may batten on him, and the weakling refuseth not his mild juices He is — good throughout. No part of him is better or worse than another. He helpeth, as far as his... | |
 | Charles Richard Weld - 1860 - 452 sivua
...delicacies in the whole mundis edibilis," quoth Lamb, " I will maintain roast pig to be the most delicate. The strong man may batten on him, and the weakling refuseth not his juices." I may, however, observe before passing from this porcine subject, that if chronicles are to... | |
 | Charles Richard Weld - 1865 - 666 sivua
...the flesh, let me assure you, is excellent. The Roman pig, in the language of incomparable Elia, ' is no less provocative of the appetite, than he is...him, and the weakling refuseth not his mild juices. He is the least envious of banquets. He is all neighbours' fare.' True, Elia applied these glowing... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1867 - 684 sivua
...coarsest hunger might barter her consistently for a mutton-chop. Pig—let me speak his praise—is no less provocative of the appetite, than he is satisfactory to the criticalnesa of the censorious palate. The strong man may batten on him, and the weakling refuse!h... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 sivua
...meddleth not with the appetite ; and the coarsest hunger might barter her consistently for a mutton-chop. Pig — let me speak his praise — is no less provocative...The strong man may batten on him, and the weakling refaseth not his mild juices. Unlike to mankind's mixed characters, a bundle of virtues and vices,... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1874 - 24 sivua
...coarsest hunger might barter her consistently for a mutton chop. Pig—let me speak his praise—is no less provocative of the appetite, than he is satisfactory...and vices, inexplicably intertwisted, and not to be A DISSERTATION UPON ROAST PIG. unravelled without hazard, he is—good throughout. No part of him is... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1875 - 660 sivua
...with the appetite ; and the coarsest hunger might barter her consistently for a mutton-chop. Pig—let me speak his praise — is no less provocative of...intertwisted, and not to be unravelled without hazard, he is—good throughout. No part of him is better or worse than another. He helpeth, as far as his little... | |
 | George Melville Baker - 1876 - 122 sivua
...his little means extend, all around. He is the least envious of banquets. He is all neighbor's fare. Pig — let me speak his praise — is no less provocative...him; and the weakling refuseth not his mild juices. CHARLES LAMB. SIMILIA SIMILIBUS. IN form and feature, face and limb, I grew so like my brother, That... | |
 | 1876 - 216 sivua
...m'eddleth not with the appetite ; and the coarsest hunger might barter her consistently for a mutton chop. Pig — let me speak his praise — is no less provocative...criticalness of the censorious palate. The strong man may fatten on him, and the weakling refuseth not his mild juices. Unlike to mankind's mixed character,... | |
 | Thomas Whitcombe Greene - 1876 - 340 sivua
...For banqueting stuff as Buckets, jellys, sirrups, I will bring in myself. — MIDDLETON, Witch, i. 9. The strong man may batten on him, and the weakling...unlike to mankind's mixed characters, a bundle of vices and virtues inexplicably intertwisted. He is good throughout ; no part of him is better or worse... | |
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