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Mary Kay & David Davies Rappahannock
Westminster-Canterbury 31 December 2015 |
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| By this the boiling kettle had prepared And to the table sent the smoking lard, On which eager appetite they dine, A savory bit, that served to relish wine; The wine itself was suiting to the rest, Still working in the must, and lately pressed. The second course succeeds like that before; Plums, apples, nuts, and, of their wintry store, Dry figs and grapes, and wrinkled dates were set In canisters, to enlarge the little treat.
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