 | Historical mirror - 1776 - 308 pages
...taking it up again, throws down his cane ; in recovering his cane, his hat falls a fecor.d time; fo that he is a quarter of an hour before he is in order...certainly fcalds his mouth, and lets either the cup cr the faucer fall, and fpills the tea or coffee on his breeches. At dinner, his awkwardnefs difttnguifhts... | |
 | School - 1783 - 358 pages
...it up again, throws down his ilick, in recovering his ftick his hat falls a fecond time ; fo that it is a quarter of an hour before he is in order again: if he drmks tea or coffee he certainly fcalds his mouth and fpills the tea or ceffee on his breeches ; at... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - Philosophy, English - 1810 - 468 pages
...cane ; in recovering his cane, his hat falls a second time ; so that he is a qnarter of an hour hefore he is in order again. If he drinks tea or coffee, he certaiuly scalds his month, and lets either the cup or the sancer fall, and spills the tea or coffee... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 430 pages
...taking it up again, throws down his eane ; in reeovering his eane, his hat falls a seeond time ; so that he is a quarter of an hour before he is in order again. If he drinks tea or eoffee, ke eertainly sealds his mouth, and lets either the eup or the saueer fell, and spills the tea... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1815 - 360 pages
...taking it up again , throws down his cane: in recovering his case , his hat falls a second time: so that he is a quarter- of an hour before he is in order again. If he drinks tea or coffee, he certainly scalds his mouth, and lets either the cup or the saucer fall , and spills the tea or coffee in his... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1827 - 420 pages
...taking it up again, throws down his cane ; in recovering his cane, his hat falls a second time ; so that he is a quarter of an hour before he is in order again. If he drinks tea or coffee, he certainly scalds his mouth, and lets either the cup or the saucer fall, and spills the tea or coffee in his breeches.... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1831 - 290 pages
...; in recovering his cane his hat falls the second time ; so that he is a quarter of an hour hefore he is in order again. If he drinks tea or coffee, he certainly scalds his mouth, and lets either the cup or the saucer fall, and spills the tea or coffee in his breeches.... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1841 - 300 pages
...clown his cane ; in recovering his cane his hat falls the second time ; so that he is a quarter ol an hour before he is in order again. If he drinks tea or coffee, he certainly scalds his mouth, and lets either the cup or the saucer fall, and spills the tea or coffee in his breeches.... | |
 | Franz C F. Demmler - 1842 - 92 pages
...in recovering his cane, his hat falls the3 second time, so that it is a quarter of an hour before4 he is in order again. If he drinks tea or coffee, he certainly scalds his mouth, and lets either the cup or the saucer fall, and spills the tea or coffee in5 his... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1847 - 492 pages
...taking it up again, throws down his cane ; in recovering his cane, his hat falls a second time ; so that he is a quarter of an hour before he is in order again. If he drinks tea or coffee, he certainly scalds his mouth, and lets either the cup or the saucer fall, and spills the tea or coffee in his breeches.... | |
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... his breeches. At dinner his awkwardness distinguishes itself particularly, as he has more to do; there he holds his knife, fork and spoon differently from other people ; eats with his knife to... 
