 My girls' homemade gowns, of which they were lately so proud, have been thrown by with contempt since they saw Mrs. Mushroom's muslins from Bengal; our barndoor fowls, we used to say, were so fat and welltasted, we now make awkward attempts, by garlic...  The Lounger - Page 1511788 - 314 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English essays - 1787 - 326 pages
...Bengal ; our barn* barn-door fowls, we ufed to fay, were fo fat and Well-tatted, we now make aukward attempts, by garlic and pepper, to turn into the form of Curries and Peelmui : and the old October we were wont to brag all our neighbours with, none of the family but... | |
 | Periodicals - 1794 - 478 pages
...have been thrown by with contempt fmce they faw Mrs. Mufhroom's muflins from Bengal ; our barn-door fowls, we ufed to fay, were fo fat and well-tafted,...garlic and pepper, to turn into the form of Curries and Pcelaws : and the old October we were wont to brag all our neighbours with, none of the family but... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 254 pages
...Mushroom's muslins from Bengal ; our barn-door fowls, we used to say, were so fat and well-tasted, we now make awkward attempts, by garlic and pepper,...brag all our neighbours with, none of the family but myself will condescend to taste, since they drank Mr. Mushroom's India Madeira. In short, Sir, I am... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 356 pages
...Mushroom's muslins from Bengal ; our barn-door fowls, we used to say, were so fat and well-tasted, we now make awkward attempts, by garlic and pepper,...form of Curries and Peela<ws ; and the old October \ve were wont to brag all our neighbours with, none of the family but myself will condescend to taste,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 378 pages
...Mushroom's muslin? from Bengal ; our barn-door fowls, we used to say, were so fat and well-tasted, we now make awkward attempts, by garlic and pepper, to turn into the form of Curries and Peclaivs ; and the old October we were wont to brag all our neighbours with, none of the family but... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 346 pages
...Mrs. Mushroom's muslins from Bengal; our barndoor fowls, we used to say, were so fat and welltasted, we now make awkward attempts, by garlic and pepper,...brag all our neighbours with, none of the family but myself will condescend to taste, since they drank Mr. Mushroom's India Madeira. In short, Sir, I am... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 734 pages
...Mushroom's muslins from Bengal ; our barn-door fowls, we used to say, were so fat and well-tasted, we now make awkward attempts, by garlic and pepper, to turn into the form of curries and peelaius; and the old October we were wont to brag all our neighbours with, none of the family but... | |
 | James Mayer Holzman - History - 1926 - 200 pages
...1785, "John Homespun" laments that: Our barn-door fowls, we used to say, were so fat and well tasted, we now make awkward attempts, by garlic and pepper,...brag all our neighbours with, none of the family but myself will condescend to taste, since they drank Mr. Mushroom's India Madeira. 21 Madeira was peculiarly... | |
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