"We'll all keep a corner," the lady cried out; A relish a taste-sicken'd over by learning; RETALIATION. FIRST PRINTED IN THE YEAR 1774, AFTER THE AUTHOR'S DEATH. [Dr. Goldsmith and some of his friends occasionally dined at the St. James's Coffee-house.-One day it was proposed to write epitaphs on him. His country, dialect, and person furnished subjects of witticism. He was called on for Retaliation, and at their next meeting produced the following poem.] OF old, when Scarron his companions invited, Each guest brought his dish, and the feast was united. If our landlord' supplies us with beef and with fish, Let each guest bring himself, and he brings the best dish: Our dean2 shall be venison, just fresh from the plains, Our Burke 3 shall be tongue, with the garnish of brains, I The master of the St. James's Coffee house, where the Doctor, and the friends he has characterized in this poem, occasionally dined. 2 Dr. Bernard, dean of Derry in Ireland. 3 Edmund Burke. F |