“ Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers. ”
William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (1597). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Romeo and Juliet |
| Topic | food cooking ironic |
| Date | 1597 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1591 and 1595 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1112/pg1112.html |
Context
“
Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning cooks. Serv. You shall have none ill, sir; for I'll try if they can
lick their fingers. cap. How canst thou try them so?
Serv. Marry, sir, 'tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers. Therefore he that cannot lick his fingers goes not with me.
cap. Go, begone.
Exit Servingman. We shall be much unfurnish'd for this time. What, is my daughter gone to Friar Laurence? NURSE. Ay, forsooth.” source
Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning cooks. Serv. You shall have none ill, sir; for I'll try if they can
lick their fingers. cap. How canst thou try them so?
Serv. Marry, sir, 'tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers. Therefore he that cannot lick his fingers goes not with me.
cap. Go, begone.
Exit Servingman. We shall be much unfurnish'd for this time. What, is my daughter gone to Friar Laurence? NURSE. Ay, forsooth.” source
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