And how to conquer them,—this is the man

Who should be call'd the general; the other

The mere conductor of the troops, no more:

So in our art it is an easy thing

To boil, to roast, to stew, to fricassee,

To blow the bellows, or to stir the fire;

But a professor of the art regards

The time, the place, th' inviter, and the guest;

And when the market is well stored with fish,

Knows to select, and to prefer such only