The savory odors of the Cook Shops tempted the over hungry citizen to the bun of Bath, or to the fragrant potage that mocks the turtle's flavor – the turtle! O dapibus supremi grata testudo Jovis! I am an Alderman when I think of thee! Well: it was noon in Chepe [i.e. Cheapside, vicus mercatorius Londiniensis]: W. M. Thackeray, "Novels by Eminent Hands" in Burlesquesvol. 1 p. 3 editionis 1887. De citatione Horatiana cf. Michael Gilleland, "Turtles"
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The cold mock turtle soups ... which London pastry-cooks keep in their shops, ready for immediate use: Hester Lynch Piozzi, Observations and reflections made in the course of a journey through France, Italy, and Germany (p. 451 editionis Dublinensis 1789 apud Google Books).
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The savory odors of the Cook Shops tempted the over hungry citizen to the bun of Bath, or to the fragrant potage that mocks the turtle's flavor – the turtle! O dapibus supremi grata testudo Jovis! I am an Alderman when I think of thee! Well: it was noon in Chepe [i.e. Cheapside, vicus mercatorius Londiniensis]: W. M. Thackeray, "Novels by Eminent Hands" in Burlesquesvol. 1 p. 3 editionis 1887. De citatione Horatiana cf. Michael Gilleland, "Turtles"
