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By the gods of good fare, who can question to-day How pleasant it is, etc. "After oysters, Sauterne; then sherry; champagne; Ere one bottle goes, comes another again; Fly up, thou bold cork, to the ceiling above, And tell to our ears in the sounds that we love How pleasant it is, etc. "I've the simplest of tastes; absurd it may be, But I almost could dine on a poulet au riz, Fish and soup and omelette, and that but the deuce- There were to be woodcocks, and not charlotte russe! So pleasant it is, etc. "Your Chablis is acid, away with the Hock, Give me the pure juice of the purple Médoc; St. Péray is exquisite; but, if you please, Some Burgundy first, before tasting the cheese.

So pleasant it is, etc. "As for that, pass the bottle, and hang the expense- I've seen it observed by a writer of sense That the labouring classes could scarce live a day If people like us did n't eat, drink, and pay.

So useful it is, etc. "One ought to be grateful, I quite apprehend, Having dinner and supper and plenty to spend.

And so, suppose now, while the things go away, By way of a grace we all stand up and say, How pleasant it is to have money, heigh-ho!

How pleasant it is to have money!"