Who bend beneath their chargers' load,
And, empty dishes ta'en away,
Place solid flank for new assay;
While heavy tables creak and groan
Under the χῶρος λοπάδων.
All this demands such skill, as wields
The veteran chief of hard-won fields!
Who rules the roast might rule the seas,
Or baste his foes with equal ease;
And cooks who're equal to a rout,