London at table; or, How, when, and where to dine and order a dinnerChapman & Hall, 1851 |
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... George's Hall , Windsor Castle , is one of the finest sights imaginable . The hall itself is upwards of two hundred feet in length , and about thirty - five in width . The ceiling is in compartments , whereon are emblazoned the armorial ...
... George's Hall , Windsor Castle , is one of the finest sights imaginable . The hall itself is upwards of two hundred feet in length , and about thirty - five in width . The ceiling is in compartments , whereon are emblazoned the armorial ...
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... George , St. Andrew , and St. Patrick , and other respective emblems , set in rare jewels . The table for a hundred , which occupies nearly the whole length of the room , is ornamented with epergnes , vases , and candelabras . One of ...
... George , St. Andrew , and St. Patrick , and other respective emblems , set in rare jewels . The table for a hundred , which occupies nearly the whole length of the room , is ornamented with epergnes , vases , and candelabras . One of ...
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... a man is bold enough to send his plate a second time he prefaces his remark by a libel on the taste of the princely George , by saying , " I believe the custom was sanctioned by the Regent . " For a LONDON AT TABLE . 25.
... a man is bold enough to send his plate a second time he prefaces his remark by a libel on the taste of the princely George , by saying , " I believe the custom was sanctioned by the Regent . " For a LONDON AT TABLE . 25.
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... George Colman , and Theodore Hook , ( when not invited only on the prin- ciple of Jack be funny , " ) were most agreeable and delightful companions . In the present day men exist , of the highest acquirements in conversational powers ...
... George Colman , and Theodore Hook , ( when not invited only on the prin- ciple of Jack be funny , " ) were most agreeable and delightful companions . In the present day men exist , of the highest acquirements in conversational powers ...
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... George Bentinck were now alive- but he yet speaks from the tomb ! far the most valuable domestic servants , and do more work without bustle than any in - door footman , and do not require so much looking after . There is one reform ...
... George Bentinck were now alive- but he yet speaks from the tomb ! far the most valuable domestic servants , and do more work without bustle than any in - door footman , and do not require so much looking after . There is one reform ...
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Seite 58 - Beware of little expenses : A small leak will sink a great ship, as Poor Richard says.
Seite 19 - Industrial History of Free Nations, Considered in Relation to their Domestic Institutions and External Policy. By W. TORRENS M'CULLAGH. 2 vols., 8vo, cloth. 24*.
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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