Quote#Nature
When I demanded of my friend what viands he preferred
Quote byEugene Field · 1850–1895
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Little Book of Western Verse (1889), The Bottle and the Bird, st. 1.
English (original)
When I demanded of my friend what viands he preferred, He quoth: "A large cold bottle, and a small hot bird!"
— Eugene Field
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