Chapter Constans to Copley of C by Brewer's Readers Handbook

and lastly at the Reform Club (1805–1876); Gouffé; and Alexis Soyer, who died in 1858, and whose epitaph is Soyer tranquille. (See Trimalchi.)

Ude, the most learned of cooks, was author of the Science de Gueule. It was he who said, “Cooks must be born cooks, not made.” Another of his sayings is, “Music, dancing, fencing, painting, and mechanics possess professors under 20 years of age; but pre-eminence in cookery is never to be obtained under 30.” He was chef to Louis XVI., then to lord Sefton, then to the duke of York, then to Crockford’s Club. He left lord Sefton’s service because on one occasion a guest added more pepper to his soup. Francatelli succeeded Ude at Crockford’s.

Cooper (Anthony Ashly), earl of Shaftesbury, introduced by sir W. Scott in Peveril of the Peak (time, Charles II.).

Cooper (Do you want a) ? that is, “Do you want to taste the wines?” This question is addressed to those who have an order to visit the London docks. The “cooper” bores the casks, and gives the visitor the wine to taste.

Cooper’s Hill, a descriptive poem by sir John Denham (1642). He says of the Thames—

Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not dull; Strong without rage; without o’erflowing full.

Cophetua or Copethua, a mythical king of Africa, of great wealth, who fell in love with a beggar-girl, and married her. Her name was Penelophon, but Shakespeare writes it Zenelophon in Love’s Labour’s Lost, act iv. sc. I. Tennyson has versified the tale in The BeggarMaid.—Percy: Reliques, I. ii. 6.

Copley (Sir Thomas), in attendance on the earl of Leicester at Woodstock.—Sir W. Scott: Kenilworth (time, Elizabeth).