Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon,
Court the slow clock, and dine exact at noon.


'Epistle to Miss Blount, on her leaving the Town, after the Coronation [of King George I, 1715]' (1717)

Alexander Pope Quotes

Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Court the slow clock, and dine exact at noon.

Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Court the slow clock, and dine exact at noon.

Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Court the slow clock, and dine exact at noon.

Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Court the slow clock, and dine exact at noon.