"Mahomet, chiefly prohibiteth in his Alcoran, the eating of Swines flesh, and drinking of Wine, which indeed the best …"

"The board was spread with fruits and wine, With grapes of gold, like those that shine On CASBIN hills;—pomegranates f…"

"And still she slept an azure-lidded sleep, In blanchèd linen, smooth, and lavender’d, While he from forth the closet …"

"There were times we regretted The summer palaces on slopes, the terraces And the silken girls bringing sherbet."

"It didn’t matter that you could hear his sweat spitting into his grumbling cauldrons and snapping skillets, his stran…"

"For the lank thighs, no thighs but skin, They are specked with spots like sausage-meat."

"There he got out the luncheon-basket and packed a simple meal, in which, remembering the stranger’s origin and prefer…"

"War without fire is worth nothing—like sausages without mustard."

"The Chitterlings advanced so near that Pantagruel perceived that they stretched their arms and already began to charg…"

"Grangousier was a good fellow in his time, and notable jester; he loved to drink neat, as much as any man that then w…"