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Validate?
I went to dine with a friend of mine who dined off porcelain plate,
of a kind so rare it turned one's hair to think of their possible fate:
for some were Ming and some were Ching, whatever those names may be,
and the food was divine, and-- ah!-- the wine intoxicated me.
There were ices, those on famille rose, and coffee on famille noire,
and a choice dessert on famille verte preceded a fine cigar.
But alas for the end of the dinner, my friend! for he happened his eyes to raise
as I started to rub the burning stub on a bit of his finest glaze!
He was awfully nice, but as cold as ice, as he rang for my coat and hat,
for Ming is a thing-- and so is Ching!-- that mustn't be used for that!