528. Answer to an Invitation to Dine at Fishmongers Hall by Sydney Smith
b"S Smith read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n\\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n\\n---------------------------------------\\n\\nAnswer to an Invitation to Dine at Fishmongers Hall\\nby Sydney Smith (1771 \\u2013 1845)\\n\\nMuch do I love, at civic treat,\\nThe monsters of the deep to eat;\\nTo see the rosy salmon lying,\\nBy smelts encircled, born for frying;\\nAnd from the china boat to pour,\\nOn flaky cod, the flavour'd shower.\\nThee, above all, I much regard,\\nFlatter than Longman's flattest bard,\\nMuch honour'd turbot! sore I grieve\\nThee and thy dainty friends to leave.\\nFar from ye all, in snuggest corner,\\nI go to dine with little Horner:\\nHe who, with philosophic eye,\\nSat brooding o'er his Christmas pie:\\nThen, firm resolv'd, with either thumb,\\nTore forth the crust-envelop'd plum,\\nAnd, mad with youthful dreams of future fame,\\nProclaim'd the deathless glories of his name.\\n\\n\\nFirst aired: 23 December 2009\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n \\nTo learn a little more about the poems and poets on Classic Poetry Aloud, join the mailing list.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2009"