--_Byron._

"That man that hath a tongue I say is no man If with his tongue he cannot win a woman."

--_Shakespeare._

"A sweeter and a lovelier gentleman Fram'd in the prodigality of Nature, Young, valiant, wise and no doubt right royal; The s.p.a.cious world cannot again afford."

--_Shakespeare._

"Oh, he was all made up of love and charms, Whatever maid could wish or man admire."

--_Addison._

For the Soldier:

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

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

For the Young Girl:

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

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

"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._

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

--_Milton._

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

--_Pope._

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

--_Anon._

Apt sentiments in connection with each course add much to the interest or amus.e.m.e.nt 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 G.o.ds."

"Let hunger move thy appet.i.te, 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._