Carve. Grocott's Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?

Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.

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Courteous he was, lowly and serviceable, And carv’d before his father at the table. Chaucer.—Prol. to the Canterbury Tales, Line 99.	1
I’ll carve your name on barks of trees, With true-love knots and flourishes. Butler.—Hudibras, Part II. Canto I. Line 565.	2
Your fair name upon the rind of every gentle poplar and amorous myrtle with adoration carv’d and kneel’d unto. Beaumont and Fletcher.—The Lover’s Progress, Act I. Scene 1.	3
’Tis hard to carve for others’ meat, And not have time one’s self to eat; Though, be it always understood, Our appetites are full as good. Lloyd.—The Author’s Apology.	4
Rural carvers, who with knives deface the panels. Cowper.—The Sofa, Line 281.	5