What is a Frenchman, pray, made of?
Horse steak and frog fritter,
And absinthe so bitter,
And that’s what a Frenchman is made of.
[Therefore, my dears, you must be kind to a Frenchman, and give him some of your nice dinner, whenever you can, and teach him better.]
Shirley Brooks. 1864.
What are some young Misses made of?
Poker and Bang,
Second-hand slang;
Plenty of face,