This is the body's nurse; but since man's witFound the art of cookery, to delight his sense,More bodies are consumed and — John Davies of Hereford
This is the body's nurse; but since man's witFound the art of cookery, to delight his sense,More bodies are consumed and — John Davies of Hereford
This is the body's nurse; but since man's witFound the art of cookery, to delight his sense,More bodies are consumed and — John Davies of Hereford
This is the body's nurse; but since man's witFound the art of cookery, to delight his sense,More bodies are consumed and — John Davies of Hereford
This is the body's nurse; but since man's witFound the art of cookery, to delight his sense,More bodies are consumed and — John Davies of Hereford
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This is the body's nurse; but since man's witFound the art of cookery, to delight his sense,More bodies are consumed and kill'd with itThan with the sword, famine, or pestilence.

— John Davies of Hereford
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