Alexander Pope (1688–1744). Complete Poetical Works. 1903.
Poems: 171317Epigram on the Toasts of the Kit-Cat Club
Anno 1716
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Few critics can unriddle:
Some say from ‘Pastrycook’ it came,
And some, from ‘cat’ and ‘fiddle.’
Gray Statesmen, or green wits;
But from this pellmell pack of Toasts
Of old ‘cats’ and young ‘kits.’