The Pleasures of the Table / An Account of Gastronomy from Ancient Days to Present Times. With a History of Its Literature, Schools, and Most Distinguished Artists; Together With Some Special Recipes, and Views Concerning the Aesthetics of Dinners and Dinner-giving

by George H. Ellwanger

Taste red, white, and yellow,'

Cried this jolly old fellow,

'Till I find the wine that is best.'

Vanitas vanitorum!

"'My servant leal,' said he,

'Now ride thou on before,

And drink where'er the branches

Hang withering at the door.

Then, if the wine be worthy,

That I should stop at all,