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<\/a>Grace before Meat in The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, Vol. 2<\/span>\n<\/div>\nby Charles Lamb<\/span><\/div>\n
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Point: Perhaps our habit of saying grace before a meal is not appropriate. It fails to be appropriate not because the Maker does not deserve thanks, but because the Eater is not truly thankful.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Path: Lamb humorously demonstrates the disjunction made between the man\u2019s prayer and the man\u2019s manners at the dinner table.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Sources: Lamb relies on his many hours spent before a table, in the company of both children, gentlemen, and gluttons.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Agreement: Lamb makes the comparison of the belly to a god. I think he is exactly right. Our appetites rule over us. Whether one gorges, or starves themselves, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Personal App: When I sit down to pray before a meal, do I thank God for his provision at every occasion, or merely at feasts? And do I take this thankful spirit with me as I open my mouth again to eat?<\/span><\/div>\n
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Some Favorite Quotes:<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cThe form then of the benediction before eating has its beauty at a poor man’s table, or at the simple and unprovocative repasts of children. It is here that the grace becomes exceedingly graceful.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cIt is a confusion of purpose to mutter out praises from a mouth that waters.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cThe giver is veiled by his gifts.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cI would have them postpone their benediction to a fitter season, when appetite is laid; when the still small voice can be heard, and the reason of the grace returns–with temperate diet and restricted dishes. Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cbut the proper object of the grace is sustenance, not relishes; daily bread, not delicacies; the means of life, and not the means of pampering the carcass.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Stars: 5 out of 5<\/span><\/div>\n
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It would be worth another read and I would recommend it.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Grace before Meat in The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, Vol. 2 by Charles Lamb Product Details Kindle book Point: Perhaps our habit of saying grace before a meal is not appropriate. It fails to be appropriate not because … Continue reading