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October 9, 1790
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
A satirical tale from the Massachusetts Magazine (September 1790) imitating Pindar, contrasting a Yankee pouring molasses on pork with a Frenchman using snuff as pepper, concluding with a moral on personal tastes: 'De gulibus, non et disputandum.'
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FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS MAGAZINE
For SEPTEMBER, 1790.
A TALE,
In imitation of Pater Pindar.
SOME people have a taste that's something strange
I.
And think it must be pleased at any rate,
Nature in others, they suppose may change,
Its whims in them, on no such reasonings wait.
II.
Of this plain principle, the following story,
For illustration's sake, I'll lay before ye.
III.
A Yankee and a Frenchman once at table met,
Midst roots and vegetables in chequer'd state,
A platter furnish'd with fat pork appear'd,
And eke a monstrous jug or what—the Frenchman never heard
IV
The Yankee took the jug, sans ceremonie,
And having drawn the gluey corn-cob cork,
He pour'd and trail'd the 'lasses o'er the pork,
And then sat down to eat.
The Frenchman stretch'd his wond'ring eyes and rose,
Lugg'd out his box of best rappee,
He did not want it for his nose,
But pepper'd well the meat.
While with sarcastic shrug, he gave this huff,
"You love de 'lasses far, me love de snuff."
MORAL.
De gulibus, non et disputandum.
For SEPTEMBER, 1790.
A TALE,
In imitation of Pater Pindar.
SOME people have a taste that's something strange
I.
And think it must be pleased at any rate,
Nature in others, they suppose may change,
Its whims in them, on no such reasonings wait.
II.
Of this plain principle, the following story,
For illustration's sake, I'll lay before ye.
III.
A Yankee and a Frenchman once at table met,
Midst roots and vegetables in chequer'd state,
A platter furnish'd with fat pork appear'd,
And eke a monstrous jug or what—the Frenchman never heard
IV
The Yankee took the jug, sans ceremonie,
And having drawn the gluey corn-cob cork,
He pour'd and trail'd the 'lasses o'er the pork,
And then sat down to eat.
The Frenchman stretch'd his wond'ring eyes and rose,
Lugg'd out his box of best rappee,
He did not want it for his nose,
But pepper'd well the meat.
While with sarcastic shrug, he gave this huff,
"You love de 'lasses far, me love de snuff."
MORAL.
De gulibus, non et disputandum.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Yankee Frenchman
Cultural Tastes
Molasses Pork
Snuff Pepper
Satirical Tale
Poem Details
Title
A Tale, In Imitation Of Pater Pindar.
Form / Style
Stanzaic Verse With Roman Numeral Sections And Rhyme
Key Lines
You Love De 'Lasses Far, Me Love De Snuff.
De Gulibus, Non Et Disputandum.