"Old Ocean, envious of my ladies crimps,
Tried hard to copy them, and—presto! Shrimps!"
—Six Dinners.
FOR ENTRIES OF VARIOUS KINDS
"Take every creature in of every kind."—Pope.
"When I have tasted of this sacred dish, then shall my bones rest in my father's tomb in peace."—Beaumont & Fletcher.
"Not to know me argues yourselves unknown."—Milton.
FOR A SPECIAL OR NOVEL DISH
"It's better to be out of the world than out of the fashion."—Swift.
FROG'S LEGS
"We sport in water or we dance on land."—Homer.
"Though this be fun for you,
'Tis death to us."—Fables.