Charles Baudelaire

A Gay Chophouse

On the road from Brussels to Uccle

You who adore the skeleton And all such horrible devices As so many relishes and spices To tickle the delicate palate on, You old Pharaoh, Monselet, Here's a sign I saw that will surely whet Your appetite for an omelette; It read: "Cemetery View. Estaminet." Translated by - David Paul

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