Wise talk of the kind of weather,
Sort of season, time of year;
Not a plenteous cork-crop; scarcely
Dare we hope oak-galls, I doubt:
What’s the Latin name for “parsley”?
What’s the Greek name for swine’s snout?
Whew! we’ll have our platter burnished,
Laid with care on our own shelf;
With a fire-new spoon we’re furnished,
And a goblet for ourself,