 Italy, their forkes being for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any means indure to have his dish touched with fingers,...  Uncle Oliver's travels, Persia [by J. Kitto]. - Page 160by John Kitto - 1838Full view - About this book
 | Women - 1822 - 634 pages
...Italy, there farkes being for the most part, "made of yronn, steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their...curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any means indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike tleane. Hereupon... | |
 | David Hughson - London (England) - 1807 - 692 pages
...of Italy, their forks for the most part being made of yrown, steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their...curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any means induce to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all mcns fingers are not alike clcane. Hereupon... | |
 | David Hughson - London (England) - 1807 - 696 pages
...of Italy, their forks for the most part being made of yrown, steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because tin: Italian cannot by any means indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all mens fingers... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1811 - 574 pages
...Italy, their farkes being for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of ' silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their...curiosity is, because ' the Italian cannot by any incancs indure to have his dish touched with finirorj, seeing all ' mens fingers are not alike cleane.... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 714 pages
...of Italy, their forkes for the tntbt part being madeof yronn, steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because FOB the Italian cannot by any means endure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing alt men's... | |
 | Johann Beckmann - Discoveries in science - 1814 - 708 pages
...Italy ; their forkes being for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by Gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any meanes indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not Mike cleane.... | |
 | English literature - 1816 - 692 pages
...their forkes being for the most part made of yron or iteele, aud tome of siluer, hut those are vsed only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any meanes indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seing all mens fingers are not alike cleane. Hereupon... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1816 - 674 pages
...their forkes being for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of siluer, but those are vsed only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the I talian cannot by any meanes indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seing all mens fingers... | |
 | Johann Beckmann - 1817 - 552 pages
...their forkes being for the most part made of yron or sleele, and some of silver, but those are need only by Gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any meanes indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike cleane.... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - England - 1819 - 174 pages
...of Italy, their forkes, for the most part being made of yron, steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen* The reason of this, their...curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any means indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike cleane. Here upon,... | |
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