SHAKSPEAREAN COOKERY.

AN argument took place in a coffee-house, between two men of _taste_, as

to the best method of dressing a beefsteak. They referred the matter to

a comedian, who, having an eye to the _shop_, said he preferred

Shakspeare's recipe to either of theirs, "Shakspeare's recipe!" they

both exclaimed. "Aye, Shakspeare's recipe:

'If when 'twere done, 'twere well done, then 'twere well,

It were done quickly.'"

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