Miscellaneous Works, Volume 2Redfield, 1857 |
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Page 56
... Turkey merchant , opened a house in London . " I have discovered his hand - bill , " says Mr. Disraeli , " in which he sets forth the virtue of the coffee drink , first publiquely made and sold in England , by Pasqua Rosee , of St ...
... Turkey merchant , opened a house in London . " I have discovered his hand - bill , " says Mr. Disraeli , " in which he sets forth the virtue of the coffee drink , first publiquely made and sold in England , by Pasqua Rosee , of St ...
Page 57
... Turkey merchant , brought from Smyrna to London one Pasqua Rosee , a Ragusan youth , who prepared this drink for him every morning . But the novelty thereof drawing too much . company to him , he allowed his said servant , with another ...
... Turkey merchant , brought from Smyrna to London one Pasqua Rosee , a Ragusan youth , who prepared this drink for him every morning . But the novelty thereof drawing too much . company to him , he allowed his said servant , with another ...
Page 65
... Turkey coffee berry , or chocolate , " but gave instructions how to " prepare the said liquor gratis . " The " Grecian " was the resort rather of the learned than the dissipated . The antiquarians sat at its tables ; and , despising the ...
... Turkey coffee berry , or chocolate , " but gave instructions how to " prepare the said liquor gratis . " The " Grecian " was the resort rather of the learned than the dissipated . The antiquarians sat at its tables ; and , despising the ...
Page 119
... that I met with Miss Chase , - Yes , for Morris he ask'd me to dine ; And I thought I had never beheld such a face , Or so noble a turkey and chine . " This conglomeration of feeling and feeding is mixed up with DINNER TRAITS . 119.
... that I met with Miss Chase , - Yes , for Morris he ask'd me to dine ; And I thought I had never beheld such a face , Or so noble a turkey and chine . " This conglomeration of feeling and feeding is mixed up with DINNER TRAITS . 119.
Page 144
... turkeys alone , full one - half that pierced the shell perished ; but now we rear more than fifteen out of twenty . I do not know , however , that that fact is at all consolatory to the turkey destined to be dined upon . Themistocles ...
... turkeys alone , full one - half that pierced the shell perished ; but now we rear more than fifteen out of twenty . I do not know , however , that that fact is at all consolatory to the turkey destined to be dined upon . Themistocles ...
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Page 457 - Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it; thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn when thou hast so provided for it. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly; thou settlest the furrows thereof; thou makest it soft with showers; thou blessest the springing thereof.
Page 361 - When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him: and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
Page 456 - He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat : and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
Page 392 - ... the King sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleveland, and Mazarine, &c., a French boy singing love-songs,* in that glorious gallery, whilst about twenty of the great courtiers and other dissolute persons were at Basset round a large table, a bank of at least 2000 in gold before them ; upon which two gentlemen who were with me made reflections with astonishment. Six days after was all in the dust...
Page 331 - tis a fast, to dole Thy sheaf of wheat And meat Unto the hungry soul. It is to fast from strife, From old debate And hate To circumcise thy life. To show a heart grief-rent ; To starve thy sin, Not bin ; And that's to keep thy Lent.
Page 456 - And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Page 452 - For he who fights and runs away May live to fight another day ; But he who is in battle slain Can never rise and fight again.
Page 431 - As to the return of his health and vigour, were you here, you might inquire of his haymakers ; but as to his temperance, I can answer that (for one whole day) we have had nothing for dinner but mutton broth, beans and bacon, and a barn-door fowl. Now his lordship is run after his cart, I have a moment left to myself to tell you, that I overheard him yesterday agree with a painter for 200/. to paint his country hall with trophies of rakes, spades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments, merely to countenance...
Page 216 - Mary's days to wonder; but chiefly when they saw that large diet was used in many of these so homely cottages, insomuch that one of no small reputation amongst them said after this manner: These English, quoth he, have their houses made of sticks and dirt, but they fare commonly so well as the king.
Page 392 - I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulness of God, (it being Sunday evening,) which this day se'nnight I was witness of, the King sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleveland...