THE SMELL OF THE SACRIFICE.
by Robert Herrick
THE gods require the thighs
Of beeves for sacrifice ;
Which roasted, we the steam
Must sacrifice to them,
Who though they do not eat,
Yet love the smell of meat.
Source:
Herrick, Robert. Works of Robert Herrick. vol II.
Alfred Pollard, ed.
London, Lawrence & Bullen, 1891. 60-61.
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