The _Dial_ marks the hour of _Noon_; [Sidenote: ☉ enters]
The _Men_ will come to _Dinner_ soon,
And _Gretchen_ takes the _Beer-Mugs_ down
Into the _Cellar_, cool and brown.
The _Bread_ is cut, the _Soup_ is hot, [Sidenote: _Dry and Hot._]
The _Cabbage_ simmers in the _Pot_;
The _Mistress_ scolds a clumsy _Maid_,
And _Towzer_ dozes in the _Shade_.