492 PEOSE HAIiIETJTICS. 



Are prime to eat or quite contrary ;* 



The feather'd tribes, like those of fin, 



Change with each sign the sun goes in : 



So that, who only knows what cheer, 



Not when to buy, 's no cook, 'tis clear . . . 



The man who would his kitchen show 



Must also architecture know ; 



And see, howe'er it blows without. 



His fire, Kke Vesta's, ne'er goes out, 



Nor soot unsightly smudge the dish. 



And spoil the vol-au-vent or fish. 



Nor only to the chimney looks 



Our true Mageiros, king of coots ; 



Far from the smoke, that his keen eye 



May clearly view the day's supply. 



He opes a window, in that spot 



Where Sol peeps in, and shows what's what : 



The range and dresser, ceiling, floor, 



What cupboard, shelves, and where the door. 



Are his to plan ; and if he be 



The man I mean, to each he'U see. 



Lastly, to marshal in array 



The long-drawn line of man and tray ;t 



The hght-arm'd first, who nimbly bear 



Their glittering lances^ through the air, 



* "'Eapi fiev xp6^ios ^piaroSt 



dvdtas 8e ^eip-avi- — A.naniiis. 

 TovTO Set yap eidevai, 

 tIv e\ii 8ia<ji6opav irpSiTov, & ^iXncrTe- 

 yXauKiCKOS ev ^£ip,S>vi, Ka\ Bepei 

 TToToff TTcpi hv(Tiv TrXe/afios trvveib^vcu, 

 Ix^^s, vTTo rpoirds r earl ^rjcrtp^ayraros. — Ananius. 

 t Boileau has well described the stateliness of a march of flun- 

 keys bringing in the second course of an entertainment at which 

 he ' assisted' : — 



Tin valet le portoit marohant a pas comptds, 

 Comme un recteur suivi des quatre facult^s; 

 Deux marmitons crasseux, revetus de serviettes, 

 Lm servoient de massiers et portoient deux assiettes, 

 L'une de champignons avec des ris de veau, 

 L'autre de pois verts qui se noyoient dans I'eau. 

 J Lanx, lancis, a plate ; pi. lances. 



