And if that be the fashion, I never will give
Any grand entertainment as long as I live;
For I’m of opinion, ’tis proper to cheer
The stomach and bowels as well as the ear.
Nor me did the charming concerto of Abel
Regale like the breakfast I saw on the table;
I freely will own I the muffins preferred
To all the genteel conversation I heard.
E’en though I’d the honour of sitting between
My Lady Stuff-damask and Peggy Moreen,