But man is a carnivorous production,
And must have meals, at least one meal a day;
He cannot live, like woodcocks, upon suction,
But, like the shark and tiger, must have prey;
Although his anatomical construction
Bears vegetables, in a grumbling way,
Your labouring people think beyond all question,
Beef, veal, and mutton, better for digestion.

Lord Byron
George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) English poet
Don Juan, Canto 2, st. 67 (1819)
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