Soft roes the commissariat
Shall serve me opposite thy hat.
Some folks who are not yet very old may remember a quaint part-song or quartette for male voices, entitled “Life is but a Melancholy Flower,” which was sung alternately somewhat in this fashion:—
Life is butter!
Melon!!
Cauliflower!!!
Life is but a melancholy flower!
It had much deserved success in its day.
An old recipe for the roasting of a swan is very fairly summed up in these lines:—
TO ROAST A SWAN