As if their grief's met in a common Centaur!
ODE TO W. KITCHENER, M.D.
Author of the Cook's Oracle—Observations on Vocal Music—the Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life—Practical Observations on Telescopes, Opera Glasses, and Spectacles—the Housekeeper's Ledger—and the Pleasure of Making a Will.
I rule the roast, as Milton says!—Caleb Quotem.
I.
Hail! multifarious man!
Thou Wondrous, Admirable Kitchen Crichton!
Born to enlighten
The laws of optics, peptics, music, cooking—