London at table; or, How, when, and where to dine and order a dinnerChapman & Hall, 1851 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 18
Page 6
... hundred and fifty years ago . " Man is said to be a social animal ; and , as an in- stance of it , we may observe , that we take all occasions and pretences of forming ourselves into those little noc- turnal assemblies , which are ...
... hundred and fifty years ago . " Man is said to be a social animal ; and , as an in- stance of it , we may observe , that we take all occasions and pretences of forming ourselves into those little noc- turnal assemblies , which are ...
Page 7
... hundred members . . . . For six guineas a - year , every member has the command of an excel- lent library , with maps ; the daily papers , English and Foreign ; the principal periodicals , and every material for writing , with ...
... hundred members . . . . For six guineas a - year , every member has the command of an excel- lent library , with maps ; the daily papers , English and Foreign ; the principal periodicals , and every material for writing , with ...
Page 13
... hundred feet in length , and about thirty - five in width . The ceiling is in compartments , whereon are emblazoned the armorial bearings of the Knights of the noble Order of the Garter , from its first institution . Edward the Third ...
... hundred feet in length , and about thirty - five in width . The ceiling is in compartments , whereon are emblazoned the armorial bearings of the Knights of the noble Order of the Garter , from its first institution . Edward the Third ...
Page 14
... hundred , which occupies nearly the whole length of the room , is ornamented with epergnes , vases , and candelabras . One of the latter , called the St. George , is , perhaps , one of the most splendid specimens of modern plate in the ...
... hundred , which occupies nearly the whole length of the room , is ornamented with epergnes , vases , and candelabras . One of the latter , called the St. George , is , perhaps , one of the most splendid specimens of modern plate in the ...
Page 17
... hundreds have drank from . It is all very well in love ballads to talk of " sipping sweets , " and leaving " kisses on the goblet " but in true home private life the idea is not at all an agreeable one . The large and small dinners at ...
... hundreds have drank from . It is all very well in love ballads to talk of " sipping sweets , " and leaving " kisses on the goblet " but in true home private life the idea is not at all an agreeable one . The large and small dinners at ...
Common terms and phrases
ADVENTURES agreeable Augustus Egg Austrian Empire Author back and edges Ballad BEVIS OF HAMPTON bottle CHARLES claret club Coloured Illustrations CONTENTS:-The cook Couple-The dine dinner dishes elegantly bound England English Engravings entrées fancy boards fancy cloth Fcap feasts fish Forty Illustrations France French Frontispiece G. H. LEWES George GEORGE CRUIKSHANK gilt back gilt edges glass Greece guests H. K. BROWNE half morocco Hall House Illustrations by PHIZ Illustrations on Wood Imperial 4to Ireland Irish JOHN BAYLEY KOHL'S lemon London Lord Maps marbled edges MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE MOUNT SOREL NOVEL numerous oysters Parliament party PHIZ plate POEMS port wine Portrait Post 8vo Prince Protectorate Parliament RICHARD DOYLE Romance Royal Russia Sabbath sauce Second Edition servants served sewed sherry SINNETT'S Small 4to Small 8vo soup Stiff wrapper Story Tale TAYLER Theodore Hook Third Edition turtle vols Volumes W. P. Frith wine Young Gentleman-The Young Lady Young Lady-The
Popular passages
Page 58 - Beware of little expenses : A small leak will sink a great ship, as Poor Richard says.
Page 19 - Industrial History of Free Nations, Considered in Relation to their Domestic Institutions and External Policy. By W. TORRENS M'CULLAGH. 2 vols., 8vo, cloth. 24*.
Page 56 - Lost Time is never found again; and what we call Time enough, always proves little enough: Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the Purpose; so by Diligence shall we do more with less Perplexity. Sloth makes all Things difficult, but Industry all easy...
Page 2 - Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air...
Page 7 - If a candidate for this corpulent club could make his entrance through the first, he was looked upon as unqualified ; but if he stuck in the passage, and could not force his way through it, the folding-doors were immediately thrown open for his reception, and he was saluted as a brother.
Page 60 - Experience keeps a dear School, but Fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that; for it is true, we may give Advice, but we cannot give Conduct...
Page 57 - Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure ? I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well, if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour.
Page 8 - ... comfort as a private dwelling. Every member is a master without any of the trouble of a master. He can come when he pleases, and stay away as long as he pleases, without anything going wrong. He has the command of regular servants without having to pay or to manage them. He can have whatever meal or refreshment he wants, at all hours, and served up with the cleanliness and comfort of his own house. He orders just what he pleases, having no interest to think of but his own. In short, it is impossible...
Page 58 - A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees," as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of; they think 'tis day and will never be night, that a little to be spent out of so much is not worth minding.
Page 30 - Wayfaring Sketches among the Greeks and TURKS, AND ON THE SHORES OF THE DANUBE. By a Seven Years