A Book of Humorous Rhyming Graces

By Revd. Canon Paul Thomas OBE

This book is an invaluable resource for those called upon to say Grace before or after a meal on formal occasions. Each one has been penned and used for a special event but can easily be adapted for your own use. These Graces have been used at the House of Lords, The House of Commons, various London Livery Companies and many other prestigious venues.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Jul 26, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481794626

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© 2013 Revd. Canon Paul Thomas OBE. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 07/17/2013

ISBN: 978-1-4817-9461-9 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4817-9460-2 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4817-9462-6 (e)

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Contents

Preface

Author’s Notes

Grace at the Seven Seas Club meeting at the National Liberal Club, London

Grace before Meat (adapted from a previously published version) at a Dinner Meeting of the Honourable Society of the Knights of the Round Table

Grace given before the Michaelmas Court Luncheon of the Poulters’ Livery Company

Grace After Meat (adapted from a previously published version)

Grace after Dinner of the Honourable Society of the Knights of the Round Table

Grace After Meat at the Naval Dinner of the Honourable Society of the Knights of the Round Table

Grace given before a Dinner Wedding Reception

Grace before a Wedding Luncheon

Grace after a Ladies’ Night Dinner

Grace before a Queenborough Dinner and after a Knights’ AGM

Grace after a Queenborough Dinner and an AGM

Grace for the Dinner in honour of the Retirement of Peter Worth FRCS from the NHS, held at the Royal College of Surgeons

Grace after Meat at a Queenborough Dinner

Grace before a Garden Event on a Pilgrimage of the Honourable Knights of the Round Table

Grace before a Ladies’ Dinner of the Worshipful Company of Poulters

Grace before a Mid-summer Court Luncheon of the Worshipful Company of Poulters

Grace after a Ladies’ Night Dinner of the Honourable Society of the Knights of the Round Table

Grace before a Legal Dinner at the Middle Temple

Grace after a Legal Dinner in the Middle Temple

Grace Before Meat prior to a particularly heavy menu

Grace After Meat at the Same Dinner!

Grace after a Legal Dinner in the Inner Temple

Grace after a Dinner at the House of Lords

Grace before an Ash Wednesday Election Day Luncheon for the Poulters’ Company

Grace before a Queenborough Dinner and after an AGM

Grace before a Queenborough Dinner

A general grace adapted from a version previously published

Grace After Meat at a Dinner for the Honourable Society of the Knights of the Round Table when a new President had been installed

Grace after a Legal Dinner in the Middle Temple

A Grace before Meat

Grace after a Rugg Dinner. (Rugg Dinners were held in fond Memory of Sir Percy Rugg, a past member of the Honourable Society of the Honourable Society of the Knights of the Round Table. He was renowned for his unhealthy menus which were replicated in Rugg Dinners.)

Grace before a Dinner at a Pilgrimage to Winchester in 2000 of the Honourable Society of the Knights of the Round Table

Grace before another Rugg Dinner

Grace before meat at a Knights’ Rugg Dinner

Grace before another Rugg Dinner with the challenge of yet another unhealthy dinner

Grace after meat at a Dinner of the Knights at Simpsons

Grace after Meat at a Knights’ Dinner

Grace for a Diplomatic Dinner

Grace before a Dinner at Christmas at the Norfolk Club in Norwich

Grace After Meat after a Knights’ Dinner

Grace for a Ladies’ Night Dinner

Grace after a Ladies’ Night Dinner

Grace before a Legal Dinner at the Middle Temple

A Grace after a Legal Dinner at the Middle Temple

A Grace after a Military Dinner at the Athenaeum Club

Grace before a Court Luncheon of the Worshipful Company of Poulters

Grace before a Luncheon given in honour of those awarded prizes by the Honourable Society of the Knights of the Round Table

Grace after a Queenborough Dinner

Grace After Meat

Grace before a Rotary Dinner

Before a Ladies’ Night Dinner (adapted from a previously published version)