Cutting up joints—pleas’d were his looks,

The fatt’ning trade had cover’d well his bones,

And in his reeky shop a sirloin hung,

A buttock stuff’d; nice tripe, and other strings

Of well spic’d sausages—and upon his board

A sovereign remedy for empty stomachs,

Green peas and ducks, pork, steaks, and mutton chops,

Remnant of goose, pigeon-pye and plates of ham,

Were amply set out to make up a show,

Noting this plenty to myself I said;