 He might fill himself with the corned beef and the carrots : but, as soon as the tarts and the cheesecakes made their appearance, he quitted his seat, and stood aloof till he was summoned to return thanks for the repast, from a great part of which he...  Satvrae XIV.: Fourteen satires - Page 188by Juvenal - 1900 - 471 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1849 - 608 pages
...bills. He walked ten miles with a message or a parcel. If he was permitted to dine with the family, he was expected to content himself with the plainest fare. He might fill himself with the corned beet and the carrots; but, as soon as the tarts and cheese-cakes made their appearance, he quitted... | |
 | 1849 - 588 pages
...farrier's bills. He walked ten miles with a message ora parcel. If he was permitted to dine with the family ed all wrong upon the profoundest theories of right,...casting off all doctrines and trusting only to a nati hi« seat, and stood aloof till he was summoned to return thanks for the repast from a great part of... | |
 | Churchill Babington - History - 1849 - 182 pages
...bills. He walked ten miles with a message or a parcel. If he was permitted to dine with the family, he was expected to content himself with the plainest...carrots: but, as soon as the tarts and cheesecakes made then. appearance, he quitted his seat, and stood aloof till he was summoned to return thanks for the... | |
 | Norfolk (England) - 1849 - 504 pages
...80 Barlo Wm. . . 20 Betts John . . 20 Breesc Edward . . 20 Blake Jasper . . 20 dine with the family he was expected to content himself with the plainest...He might fill himself with the corned beef and the earrots, but as soon as the tarts and cheesecakes made their appearance he quitted his seat and stood... | |
 | American periodicals - 1849 - 638 pages
...bills. He walked ten miles with a message or a parcel. If he was permitted to dine with the family, he was expected to content himself with the plainest...He might fill himself with the corned beef and the car* In press of Harper & Brothers, New York. rots ; but as soon as the tarts and cheesecakes made... | |
 | 1849 - 854 pages
...chaplain held a position that was by no means enviable. "If he was permitted to dine with the family, he was expected to content himself with the plainest...fare. He might fill himself with the corned beef and carrots ; but as soon as the tarts and cheesecakes made their appearance, he quitted his seat and stood... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1872 - 676 pages
...bills ; he walked ten miles with a message or a parcel ; he was permitted to dine with the family, but was expected to content himself with the plainest...fare ; he might fill himself with the corned beef and carrots, but as soon as the tarts and cheese-cakes made their appearance, he quitted his seat and stood... | |
 | English literature - 1849 - 652 pages
...permitted to dine with the family, he was expected to content himself witli the plainest fare. He mijrht fill himself with the corned beef and the carrots : but, as soon as the tarts and cheesecake* made their appearance, he quitted his seat, and stood aloof till lie was summoned to return... | |
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