And to the soper sette us anon; And served us with vitaille at the beste, Strong was the wyn, and wel to drinke us leste.

Eek therto he was right a mery man, And after soper pleyen he bigan, And spak of mirthe amonges others thinges, Whan that we hadde maad our rekeninges....

As a general reader for the whole of Chinese art, Alexander Soper and L. Sickman's The Art and Architecture of China, Baltimore 1956 may be consulted.

The Life and Times of Su Tung-p'o, New York 1947.For painting, I am using concepts of A. Soper here. p. 222:

" THE ORDEAL OF LADY VERBENA SOPER.

He was at the time First Lord of the Admiralty, and an awkward waiter upset an ice-pudding down the back of Lady Verbena Soper, sister of Lady 'Loofah' Soper and daughter of the Earl of Latherham, The poor lady cried out, 'I'm scalded!'

He was at the time First Lord of the Admiralty, and an awkward waiter upset an ice-pudding down the back of Lady Verbena Soper, sister of Lady 'Loofah' Soper and daughter of the Earl of Latherham, The poor lady cried out, 'I'm scalded!'

JOHN R. SOPER, Chairman.

Barbara Mary Soper (C); 1Oct56; R177754.

SOPER, BARBARA MARY.

Penelope Sherwood (E of M.S. Mantz); 6Jul66; R389138. SOPER, EDMUND DAVISON.

Moneta Troxel Soper (W); 14Feb66; R380112. SOPER, MONETA TROXEL.

Moneta Troxel Soper (W); 14Feb66; R380112. SOPER, MONETA TROXEL.

SEE Soper, Edmund Davison.

SEE SOPER, ELOISE LIDDON.

SOPER, BARBARA MARY.

Penelope Sherwood (E of M.S. Mantz); 6Jul66; R389138. SOPER, EDMUND DAVISON.

Moneta Troxel Soper (W); 14Feb66; R380112. SOPER, MONETA TROXEL.

Moneta Troxel Soper (W); 14Feb66; R380112. SOPER, MONETA TROXEL.

SEE Soper, Edmund Davison.

SEE SOPER, ELOISE LIDDON.

SOPER, EDMUND DAVISON.

Moneta Troxel Soper (W); 26Jan70; R477347.

SOPER, MONETA TROXEL.

SEE Soper, Edmund Davison.