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And Alcman the poet records himself to have been a great eater, in his third book of Odes, when he says— And presently I will bestow On you a large round dish well fill'd; And even now 'tis on the fire, Full of pulse-broth, which e'en the glutton Alcman would like to feast on warm, After the wintry solstice sets in; For he for dainties does not care, But loves the common people's dishes, As long as they are full enough. And in his fifth book he also displays his love of eating, speaking thus— God has bestow'd on man three various seasons, The summer, and the winter, and the autumn; And a fourth too, the spring, when men can dance, But scarce are able to get much to eat.
