That famed Dr. Kitch’ner said cucumbers may,
First dress ’em with care, and then throw them away,
And sing, “Oh, the Boiled Beef of Old England,”
And “Oh, the Old English Boiled Beef!”
Punch. March 6, 1858.
The Pauper’s Chaunt.[20]
O we’re very well fed, so we must not repine,
Though turkey we’ve cut, and likewise the chine
But, oh! once a year we should just like to dine