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Three Guests at dinner! That's the life! —

Wedgewood, Revere, and Duncan Phyfe!

You sit on Duncan – when you dare, —

And out of Wedgewood, using care,

With Paul Revere you eat your fare.

From Paul you borrow fork and knife

To wage a gastronomic strife

In porringers; and platters rare

Of blue Historic Willow-ware.

Banquets with cymbal, drum and fife,

Or rose-wreathed feasts with riot rife

To your chaste suppers can't compare.

Let those deny the truth who dare! —

Paul, Duncan, Wedgewood! That's the life!

All else is bunk and empty air.

The Cordon-bleu has set the pace

With Goulash, Haggis, Bouillabaisse,

Curry, Chop-suey, Kous-Kous Stew —

I can not offer these to you, —

Being a plain, old-fashioned cook, —

So pray accept this scrambled book.