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At The "Cock" Tavern.

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Champagne doth not a luncheon make,          Nor caviare a meal;     Men gluttonous and rich may take          These till they make them ill.     If I've potatoes to my chop,          And after that have cheese,     Angels in Pond & Spiers's shop          Serve no such luxuries.

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