Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A PARTIE CARREE, by BRYAN WALLER PROCTER


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A PARTIE CARREE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Boys, 'tis little I care to dine
Last Line: Give me a hearty partie carrée.
Alternate Author Name(s): Cornwall, Barry; Proctor, Bryan Waller
Subject(s): Parties


Boys, 'tis little I care to dine
Where the host is vain and the guests are fine,
Where the wines are warm and the dishes cold,
And the mutton is young, and the spinsters old.
Better a humble meal, I say;
Give me an honest Partie Carrée.

Draw the curtains, and shut the door!
Here we are, jolly good fellows four;
The turbot is firm, and the joint is brown,
Cut from a six-year-old South-down:
Tender the grouse, and not forgot
A tart of the delicate apricot.

Now for a glass of the foaming wine,
One should drink (a little) whene'er we dine;
And prythee, admire this amber star;
Sir, this is "London particular"!
After the cloth's away, I trow,
There's nought like a bottle of black Bordeaux!

So let a simple life be mine,
Always with three brave boys to dine.
At supper indeed we would rather sip
Nectar drawn from a ruby lip;
But at dinner, spread at the close of day,
Give me a hearty Partie Carrée.





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