# THE EPICURES' PRAYER!!

O THOU that rulest the Roaft, mighty EPICURUS, look down upon thy fervent Worshipper, fharpen my Appetite, give me plenty of Viands, and a good Digestion: I befeech thee have an Eye upon the mighty Turtles, floating on the Face of the Waters, and fatten the Haunches of the timid Deer; give unto the Ox a delicious Sir-loin, and fweeten the Mutton browning on the Mountain.

Take under thy especial care, all Butchers, Bakers, Fisht-mongers, Poulterers, Confectioners, and all such as are any way engaged in the Necessaries of Life; alfo have an Eye on Cooks in general, improve their Understanding, quicken their Invention, and aid their laudable Exertions. I thank thee for my capacious Appetite, the delicacy of my Tafte, and the rotundity of Corporation; increafe the Pleafures of Maſtication, and improve me in the Art of Carving.

O mighty EPICURUS! make a Hash of mine Enemies and barbacue their Malevolence; gather my Friends around me like unto a Ragout of Sweet-breads; and fshould I ever found a City let it be filled with good Things, and fat be the Men, fat be the Women, and fat be the Strangers furjourning therein.

THE EPICURES' PRAYER!!

O THOU that rulest the Roaft, mighty EPICURUS, look down upon thy fervent Worshipper,
sharpen my Appetite, give me plenty of Viands, and a good Digestion: I befeech thee have
an Eye upon the mighty Turtles, floating on the Face of the Waters, and fatten the Haunches
of the timid Deer; give unto the Ox a delicious Sir-loin, and fweeten the Mutton browfing
on the Mountain.

Take under thy efpecial care, all Butchers, Bakers, Fisfl-mongers, Poulterers, Confectioners,
and all fuch as are any way engaged in the Necessaries of Life; alfo have an Eye on Cooks in
general, improve their Understanding, quicken their Invention, and aid their laudable Exertions.
I thank thee for my capacious Appetite, the delicacy of my Tafle, and the rotundity of Cor-
poration; increafe the Pleafures of Maſtication, and improve me in the Art of Carving.

O mighty EPICURUS! make a Haff of mine Enemies and barbacue their Malevolence;
gather my Friends around me like unto a Ragout of Sweet-breads; and fhoufd I ever found
a City let it be filled with good Things, and fat be the Men, fat be the Women, and fat be
the Strangers furjourning therein.

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