The generous host had provided great plenty,
To suit various palates, of every dainty.
Some scores of fat oxen were roasted entire,
For those whose keen stomachs plain beef might require.
Profusion of veal, nice lamb, and good mutton,
To tickle the taste of each more refin’d glutton—
Abundance of fish, game and poultry, for those
Whose epicure palates such niceties chose.
[p14] Ripe fruits and rich sweet meats were serv’d, in great store,
Of which much remain’d when the banquet was o’er;