His churchings, christenings, in this meal are all,

20And not transcribed but in th' original.

Christmas is no feast movable; for lo,

The self-same dinner was ten years ago!

'Twill be immortal if it longer stay,

The gods will eat it for ambrosia.

But stay a while; unless my whinyard fail

Or is enchanted, I'll cut off th' entail.

Saint George for England then! have at the mutton

When the first cut calls me bloodthirsty glutton.