London at table; or, How, when, and where to dine and order a dinnerChapman & Hall, 1851 |
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... four , in the small private parlour on the ground floor . For fish , a rump steak , and boiled beef , it cannot be surpassed ; the wines are good , and the gin - punch perfection . The two coffee - rooms are extremely convenient for ...
... four , in the small private parlour on the ground floor . For fish , a rump steak , and boiled beef , it cannot be surpassed ; the wines are good , and the gin - punch perfection . The two coffee - rooms are extremely convenient for ...
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... four figures in full relief , supporting the shield bearing the arms of England , Scotland , and Ireland , and the plume of the Prince of Wales . The shield of Achilles , and the gold salt - cellar representing the white tower of the ...
... four figures in full relief , supporting the shield bearing the arms of England , Scotland , and Ireland , and the plume of the Prince of Wales . The shield of Achilles , and the gold salt - cellar representing the white tower of the ...
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... Four mutton kidneys cut into slices , a quarter of a hundred oysters boiled and bearded , four or five pota- toes peeled and cut into small slices ; mix the latter together , and put a handful into the bottom of a white earthen pot , or ...
... Four mutton kidneys cut into slices , a quarter of a hundred oysters boiled and bearded , four or five pota- toes peeled and cut into small slices ; mix the latter together , and put a handful into the bottom of a white earthen pot , or ...
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... four - in - hand club used to call " " a scratch team of servants , ) is literally in a state of damp heat . Where the footman , who has been on the tramp all day with notes and messages , gives warning just before the hour of dinner ...
... four - in - hand club used to call " " a scratch team of servants , ) is literally in a state of damp heat . Where the footman , who has been on the tramp all day with notes and messages , gives warning just before the hour of dinner ...
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... four table - spoons of soup , with as many drops of sherry , are all that should be laid in for the foundation of a dinner . " To have soup twice is unknown in good houses , although it may generally be remarked , that if a man is bold ...
... four table - spoons of soup , with as many drops of sherry , are all that should be laid in for the foundation of a dinner . " To have soup twice is unknown in good houses , although it may generally be remarked , that if a man is bold ...
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Seite 58 - Beware of little expenses : A small leak will sink a great ship, as Poor Richard says.
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Seite 56 - Lost Time is never found again; and what we call Time enough, always proves little enough: Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the Purpose; so by Diligence shall we do more with less Perplexity. Sloth makes all Things difficult, but Industry all easy...
Seite 2 - Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air...
Seite 7 - If a candidate for this corpulent club could make his entrance through the first, he was looked upon as unqualified ; but if he stuck in the passage, and could not force his way through it, the folding-doors were immediately thrown open for his reception, and he was saluted as a brother.
Seite 60 - Experience keeps a dear School, but Fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that; for it is true, we may give Advice, but we cannot give Conduct...
Seite 57 - Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure ? I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well, if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour.
Seite 8 - ... comfort as a private dwelling. Every member is a master without any of the trouble of a master. He can come when he pleases, and stay away as long as he pleases, without anything going wrong. He has the command of regular servants without having to pay or to manage them. He can have whatever meal or refreshment he wants, at all hours, and served up with the cleanliness and comfort of his own house. He orders just what he pleases, having no interest to think of but his own. In short, it is impossible...
Seite 58 - A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees," as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of; they think 'tis day and will never be night, that a little to be spent out of so much is not worth minding.
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