harms,
Whatever maid could wish or man admire."

--_Addison._

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For the Soldier:

"They never fail who die in a great cause."--_Byron._

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"The rascal hath good mettle in him."--_Shakespeare._

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For the Young Girl:

"Blessings be about you dear, wherever you may
go."--_Allingham._

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"The mildest manners and the gentlest
heart."--_Shakespeare._

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"A Book of Verses underneath the Bough,
A jug of Wine, a loaf of bread--and Thou
Beside me singing in the Wilderness.
O, Wilderness were Paradise enow."

--_Omar Khayyam._

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"Grace was in her steps, heaven in her eyes;
In every gesture dignity and love."

--_Milton._

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"Bright as the sun her eyes the gazers strike,
And like the sun they shine on all alike."

--_Pope._

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"The clear blue eyes, the tender smile,
The sovereign sweetness, the gentle grace,
The woman's soul and the angel's face."

--_Anon._

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Apt sentiments in connection with each course add much to the interest
or amusement of guests, but they must be chosen intelligently.

THE DINNER.

If the dinner be to a guest of honor, have something like this at the
head of the menu:

"I beseech you all be better known to this
gentleman."--_Shakespeare._

SAUCE

"Come, gentlemen!! Here's sauce for the gods."
"Let hunger move thy appetite, not savory sauce."

--_Babee's Book._

WELSH RAREBIT

"A man can die but once."--_Henry IV._

"Cowards die many times--the truly valiant never taste death
but once."--_Shakespeare._

ROAST BEEF

"England's darling."--_Alfred Austin._

"Cut and come again."--_Crabbe._

"Our old and faithful friend, we're glad to see
you."--_Shakespeare._

WITH THE OYSTER COURSE

"All the world is my oyster."--_Anon._

WITH CLAMS

"Fruit of the wave, all dainty and delicious."--_Croffut._

"If you can't speak, sing; if you can't sing, imitate the
clam."--_Six Dinners._

SOUP--CONSOMME AND MOCK TURTLE

"Of two evils, choose the least."--_Thomas A