Middle Temple Macaroni mb-height 3667 In the middle distance a

In the middle distance a man stands behind another man and distracts him by tickling his ear

whilst holding out a smaller basket to passers by

and was formerly believed to have been occasioned by the sin of gluttony

steps from the pavement under the hooves of approaching carriage horses

Middle Temple Macaroni mb-height 3667 In the middle distance a'Middle Temple Macaroni', c1772; showing a young man ( possibly an actor), with sword and in macaroni garb, standing in profile. The quotation underneath, In short I am a West Indian was based on a play by Richard Cumberland. A macaroni was an eighteenth century dandy who affected continental fashions.