The Book of Table-talk, Volume 2C. Knight, 1836 - Anecdotes |
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Page 199
... afford to pay for the dinner of a peasant . Nothing , therefore , is left for them but to dine at the ex- pense of other people , like Monsieur Pique - assiette , in the admirable French farce of that name . But it is DINERS - OUT . 199.
... afford to pay for the dinner of a peasant . Nothing , therefore , is left for them but to dine at the ex- pense of other people , like Monsieur Pique - assiette , in the admirable French farce of that name . But it is DINERS - OUT . 199.
Page 200
... dine well every day , than to get a footing in seven houses having different feast - days ; but we be- lieve the more experienced and successful of these diners- out do not consider themselves well provided unless they have nine or ten ...
... dine well every day , than to get a footing in seven houses having different feast - days ; but we be- lieve the more experienced and successful of these diners- out do not consider themselves well provided unless they have nine or ten ...
Page 201
... dine with the Duke di C and the Countess R- on Fridays and Saturdays , and oftener during Lent , because their diners maigres are the best ! " He had also established a gossiping acquaintance with every cook of any distinction , and ...
... dine with the Duke di C and the Countess R- on Fridays and Saturdays , and oftener during Lent , because their diners maigres are the best ! " He had also established a gossiping acquaintance with every cook of any distinction , and ...
Page 202
... dine at the house ? " If good dinners could have kept a man alive , the abbé would have lived for ever ; but , alas ! it was not so , and one day he died . A wit composed his epitaph in Ita- lian doggerel rhyme , the sense of which may ...
... dine at the house ? " If good dinners could have kept a man alive , the abbé would have lived for ever ; but , alas ! it was not so , and one day he died . A wit composed his epitaph in Ita- lian doggerel rhyme , the sense of which may ...
Page 209
... dine off haggis , and sheep's heads , and similar abominations , it appears that he encouraged this lavish expenditure , and gave Carlisle large sums in order that they should be so spent , just as James's son , the ill - fated Charles ...
... dine off haggis , and sheep's heads , and similar abominations , it appears that he encouraged this lavish expenditure , and gave Carlisle large sums in order that they should be so spent , just as James's son , the ill - fated Charles ...
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