 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...  Table Traits: With Something on Them - Page 252by Dr. Doran (John) - 1854 - 547 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Saint Thomas More - Utopias - 1808 - 334 pages
...insomuch that one, of no small reputation among them, said after this manner : " The Englishmen, quoth be, have their houses made of sticks and dirt, but they fare commonly as weH as the king!" p. 187; quoted in Mr. Ellti's, Spec. Eng. Poet. vol. i. 322, 3. VOL. U. CHAPTER VI.... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 446 pages
...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." (Harrison's Description of England, prefixed to Holinshed, p. 187.) We have already... | |
 | 1802 - 886 pages
...one of no small ' reputation amongst them, said • after this manner : " These Eng' lish/' quoth he, "have their houses ' made of sticks and dirt, but they ' fare commonly so well as the ' king." ' Harrison's Description of England, prefixed to Holinshed, p. 187. " We have... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1807 - 552 pages
...that one of no smalf re" putation 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. " Whereby it appeareth that he liked better of our good " fare in such coarse... | |
 | Dennis Taaffe - Ireland - 1809 - 588 pages
...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. Whereby it appeareth, that he liked befter of our good fare in such coarse cabins,... | |
 | George Ellis - English literature - 1811 - 464 pages
...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.'" (Harrison's Description of England, prefixed to Holinshed, p. 187.) We have... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1812 - 550 pages
...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. Whereby it appeareth that he liked better of " our good fare in such course... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 1819 - 502 pages
...this rude kind of building made the Spaniards in Q. Mary's day to wonder, and say, " these English have their houses made of sticks and dirt, but they fare commonly so well as the king.'' Harrison's Description of England, prefixed to Hollingsh. p. 18/. Ellis's Specimen... | |
 | Agriculture - 1828 - 510 pages
...informs tft, that the Spaniards who came to England in Queen Mary's days observed, " these English have their houses made of sticks and dirt, but they fare commonly so well as the King." We think we have offered a sufficient number of facts to make out our first position... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - Great Britain - 1828 - 492 pages
...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. Whereby it appeareth that he liked better of our good fare in such coarse cabins,... | |
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