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AN EPICUREAN, by                    
First Line: I am a man, I fear no can
Last Line: Give me an ice cream pie.
Subject(s): Epicureanism; Food & Eating; Taste (sense)


I am a man, I fear no can
For I am strong and free;
And I can eat the absecons
And fish food from the sea.
I defy pain, nor fear ptomaine,
All food tastes good to me;
I revel by the festive board
In wanton luxury.

Ripe olives are a great delight,
I pile their pits up high,
And lobsters are my special joy—
I never pass them by.
Turkey with dressing, cranberries,
Raw oysters or a fry,
And when I can no longer eat—
Give me an ice cream pie.





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