The truth of many a brilliant narrative of brilliant exploits has of late years been triumphantly demonstrated, and the shallowness of the sceptical scoffs with which little minds have carped at the great minds of antiquity has been in many instances decisively exposed.

She must feed with cakes her carp in the pond, or perhaps Alcibiades makes her fat purposely, in order to sell her afterwards to a Phoenician merchant for an ivory ring for his harness.

Carp with Pheasant.

boil'd Tarts marrow to make transparent sweetmeat Toasts fry'd to make Tongues to roast to pot Sheep or Hog, to broil Tripes to fricassy to eat like Chickens Trout, or other Fish to fry Trench or Carp to stew + Mock turtle Turkey to boil to roast to pot A-la Daube V Veal Breast of, to brown Ragoo do.

There is another element in the poem that is as significant as it is prosaic, a spirit of carping at poetic custom which reminds the reader of Philodemus' lectures.

But these be the carpings of age; I am sure that no boy lucky enough to find Mortallone among his Christmas presents will leave a paragraph undevoured.

Lux faudis (pike with roe), carps from the Marne, breams.

The next day Lord Chetwynd, the ranger of my park, sent me a fine brace of carp out of my canal; and I was told I must give five guineas to Lord Chetwynd's servant for bringing me my own carp, out of my own canal, in my own park.

Guarini was weak enough to reply to Malacreta's carpings in his notes, and thereby exposed himself to similar attacks from posterity.

Serve the carp on a dish garnished with parsley and cut lemon, and the sauce in a boat.