Oliver Goldsmith
“Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, gives genius a better discerning.”

Ortolan
(noun) A European bunting, Emberiza hortulana, force-fed and then roasted and eaten as a delicacy. Diners traditionally drape a white napkin over their heads as they eat them to “hide their sin from God.”

From 08/24/09


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