 | Thomas Sheridan - Authors, English - 1787 - 528 pages
...certain fignals, by which each fer'vant might know when he was fummoned to his mafter's apartrnent. For this purpofe there was a great hall appropriated...upon duty. Along the wall bells were ranged in order, ope; to each apartment, with the number pf the chamber marked over it ; fo that when any one of them... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1787 - 524 pages
...eftablifhing certain fignals, by which each fervant might know when he was fummoned to his mailer's apartment. For this purpofe there was a great hall...to their ufe, where they always aflembled when they wer? not upon duty. Along the wall bells were A a 3 ranged ranged in order, one to each apartment,... | |
 | 1796 - 598 pages
...eftablilhing certain fignab, by which each fervant might know when he was fummoned to his mailer's apartment. For this purpofe there was a great hall appropriated to their ufe, where they always affcmbled when they were not upon duty. Along the wall, bells were ranged in order, one to each' apartment,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 574 pages
...apartment. For this purpose there was a great hall appropriated to their use, where they always assembled when they were not upon duty. Along the wall bells...apartment, with the number of the chamber marked over it ; so that when any one of them was rung, they had only to turn their eyes to the beil, and see what... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 658 pages
...apartment. For this purpose there was a great hall appropriated to their use, where they always assembled when they were not upon duty. Along the wall bells...apartment, with the number of the chamber marked over it ; so that when any one of them was rung, they had only to turn their eyes to the bell, and see what... | |
 | Bernard Burke - Anecdotes - 1849 - 516 pages
...purpose, a great hall was appropriated to the use of the servants, where they were always assembled when they were not upon duty. Along the wall, bells...apartment, with the number of the chamber marked over it, so that, when any of them was rung, they had only to turn their eyes on the bell, and to see what servant... | |
 | Bernard Burke - Anecdotes - 1849 - 528 pages
...purpose, a great hall was appropriated to the use of the servants, where they were always assembled when they were not upon duty. Along the wall, bells...apartment, with the number of the chamber marked over it, so that, when any of them was rung, they had only to turn their eyes on the bell, and to see what servant... | |
 | History, Modern - 1851 - 610 pages
...apartment. For this purpose there was a great hall appropriated to their use, where they always assembled when they were not upon duty. Along the wall bells...apartment, with the number of the chamber marked over it ; so that when any one of them was rung, they had only to turn their eyes to the bell, and see what... | |
 | James J. Gaskin - Dalkey (Ireland) - 1874 - 520 pages
...there was a great hall appropriated to their use where they always assembled when they were not on duty. Along the wall bells •were ranged in order,...apartment, with the number of the chamber marked over it; so that when any one of them was rung, they had only to turn their eyes to the bell, and see what servant... | |
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For this purpose there was a great hall appropriated to their use, where they always assembled when they were not upon duty. Along the wall bells were ranged in order, one to each apartment, with the number of the chamber marked over it ; so that when... 