‘Milking ducks,’ I tell him, and he gives me pepper for it.

I only wish he was a hare, and my book a wild cat, and all his books dogs.

Wouldn’t I blow my horn!

Don’t I wish he was dead!

Contents

[Full Table of Contents]

[Preface]

[John Russell’s Boke of Nurture]

[Lawrens Andrewe on Fish]

[Wilyam Bulleyn on Boxyng and Neckeweede]

[Andrew Borde on Sleep, Rising, and Dress]

[William Vaughan’s 15 Directions to Preserve Health]

[Sir Jn. Harington’s Dyet for Every Day]

[Sir Jn. Harington on Rising, Diet, and Going to Bed]

[Shorter Selections]

[General Index]

[Collected Sidenotes]

[Title-Page Text]