NURSERY RHYME.
HAT is an Englishman made of?
Roast beef and jam tart,
And a pint of good Clar't,
And that's what an Englishman's made of.
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.
Shirley Brooks, Wit and Humour.
ARRIAGE is a desperate thing. The frogs in Æsop were extreme wise; they had a great mind to some water, but they would not leap into the well, because they could not get out again.
Selden, Table Talk.
ON'T speak so hard of ——; he lives on your good graces.") That accounts for his being so thin.