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" My meat shall all come in, in Indian shells, Dishes of agate set in gold, and studded With emeralds, sapphires, hyacinths, and rubies. The tongues of carps, dormice, and camels... "
Illustrations, Critical, Historical, Biographical, and Miscellaneous, of ... - Page 5
by Richard Warner - 1824
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Specimens of English Dramatic Poets: Who Lived about the Time of ..., Volume 1

Charles Lamb - Drama - 1813 - 508 pages
...estrich tails A piece, made in a plume, to gather wind. We will be brave, Puffe, now we ha' the medicine My meat shall all come in in Indian shells, Dishes of Agate set in gold, and studded With emeralds, saphires, hyacinths, and rubies : The tongues of carps, dormice, and camels' heels, Boil'd...
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The Quarterly review, Volume 26

1822 - 574 pages
...for riches and for the enjoyments which they can purchase. ' my mists I'll have of perfume vapoured round the room To lose ourselves in, and my baths...sarsnet, soft and light As cobwebs, and for all my other rayment It shall be such as might provoke the Persian, Were he to teach the world riot anew.' The adepts...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 26

English literature - 1822 - 582 pages
...vapoured round the room To lose ourselves in, and my baths like pits To fall into, from whence \ve will come forth And roll ourselves in gossamer and...sarsnet, soft and light As cobwebs, and for all my other rayment It shall be such as might provoke the Persian, Were he to teach the world riot anew.' The adepts...
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The New Monthly Magazine, Volume 9

1825 - 668 pages
...warrant for future wealth, as л means of realising the dream of his namesake in the Alchemist, — " My meat shall all come in in Indian shells, Dishes of agate set in gold, and studded With emeralds, sapphires, hyacinths and rubies ; The ¡ungues of carps, dormice, and camels' heels Boil'd...
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Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. Timbs ..., Volume 1

Laconics - 1829 - 390 pages
...into, from whence we will come forth, And roll us dry in gossamer and rosesSly meat shall all come in Indian shells, Dishes of agate, set in gold, and studded With emeralds, sapphires, hyacinths, and rubies The tongues of carp, dormice, and camel's heels Boil'd in...
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Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors, Volume 1

John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...into, from whence we will come forth, And roll us dry in gossamer and roses — My meat shall all come in Indian shells, Dishes of agate, set in gold, and studded With emeralds, sapphires, hyacinths, and rubies The tongues of carp, dormice, and camel's heels Jloil'd...
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The Young Lady's Reader

Louisa Caroline Tuthill - English language - 1839 - 482 pages
...into, from whence we will come forth, And roll us dry in gossamer and roses, — My meat shall all come in Indian shells, Dishes of agate, set in gold, and studded With emeralds, sapphires, hyacinths, and rubies, The tongues of carp, dormice, and camel's heels Boiled...
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The Christian remembrancer; or, The Churchman's Biblical ..., Volume 2

1841 - 502 pages
...gossamer, baths of roses, dainty dishes, and costly attire : — " My mists 111 have of perfumed vapour round the room, To lose ourselves in, and my baths...shells, Dishes of agate set in gold and studded With em 'raids, sapphires, hyacinths, and rubies. • • • • My shirts I'll have of taffeta, sarsnett,...
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London, Volume 1

Charles Knight - London (England) - 1841 - 478 pages
...the worthlessness of ill-employed riches : — " We will be brave, Pufle, now we have the med'cine. My meat shall all come in in Indian shells, Dishes of agate set in gold, and studded With emeralds, sapphires, hyacinths, and ruhies. The tongues of carps, dormice, and camels' heels, Boil'd...
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The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of ..., Volume 2; Volume 11

English periodicals - 1842 - 528 pages
...but his imaginings were not more outre than what we find gravely recorded. The dramatist says— " My meat shall all come in, in Indian shells, Dishes of agate set in gold, and studded With emeralds, sapphires, hyacinths, and rubies. The tongues of carps, dormice, anil camels' heels, Boil'd...
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