Show Imaginary Feast The expression Feast meaning an Imaginary banquet orIginates originates originates nates from a story In the Arabian Nights entertainment of a n rich Bar Bar- to whom a poor man bac applied for charlt charity sn saying ln he was starving The invited In the poor man to dinner and calling for rich foods and rare wines although none was actually provided described each In detail as he urged his guest to fall to and enjoy enjo himself entered Into the spirit of make-believe make and expressed his enjoyment of the Imaginary feast By so doing he won uon the favor of the rich man who thereupon thereupon thereupon there there- upon provided him with real food and later gave him him a responsible post In I his household Even prosperous throat specialists naturally look down In the mouth at times |