 | William Herbert - London (England) - 1830 - 98 pages
...passage seems to prove, that antiently tavernkeepers kept both a bush and a sign : a host is speaking. " I rather will take down my bush and sign Than live by means of riotous expence." GOOD NE WES AND BAD N i< \v i.;s, by SR 4to. Lond. 1622. In " England's Parnassus," 4to.... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1863 - 588 pages
...tavern keepers had both a sign and a bush. A landlord (a ' host,' we ought to say) was speaking : — ' I rather will take down my bush and sign Than live by means of riotous expense.' As does the following, that anciently putting up boughs upon anything was an indication that it was... | |
 | Jacob Larwood, John Camden Hotten - Inn signs - 1866 - 616 pages
...Chan torn Not* reltes, Lyon, 1586. Whilst an English host in " Good News and Bad News," says : — " I rather will take down my bush and sign than live by means of riotous expense." Gradually, as signs became more costly, the bunch was entirely neglected and the sign alone remained.... | |
 | Henry Thomas Buckle - Great Britain - 1872 - 716 pages
...passage seems to prove that anciently tavern-keepers kept both a bush and a sign. A host is speaking r ' I rather will take down my bush and sign, Than live by means of riotous expense ' Good and Bad Newes, by SE 4to, Lond. 1622. As does the following that anciently putting up boughs on anything... | |
 | Henry Thomas Buckle - Great Britain - 1872 - 724 pages
...passage seems to prove that anciently tavern-keepers kept both a bush and a sign. A host is speaking : ' I rather will take; down my bush and sign, Than live by means- of riotous expense ' Good and Bad Newes, by S, E. 4to, Lond. 1622. As does the following that anciently putting up boughs on... | |
 | John Timbs - Bars (Drinking establishments) - 1872 - 646 pages
...bush," or indication as to where it was sold. In "Good Newes and Bad Newes," 1622, a host says : — I rather will take down my bush and sign Than live by means of riotous expense. The ancient method of putting a bough of a tree upon anything, to signify that it was for disposal,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1872 - 646 pages
...bush," or indication as to where it was sold. In "Good Newes and Bad Newes," 1622, a host says : — I rather will take down my bush and sign Than live by means of riotous expense. The ancient method of putting a bough of a tree upon anything, to signify that it was for disposal,... | |
 | Shirley Hibberd - Araliaceae - 1872 - 142 pages
...bien peignee Les cheveux en bouchon." 8 Whilst an English host, in " Good News and Bad News," says : " I rather will take down my bush and sign than live by means of riotous expense." Gradually, as signs became more costly, the bunch was entirely neglected and the sign alone remained.4... | |
 | Henry Thomas Buckle - Great Britain - 1872 - 720 pages
...passage seems to prove that anciently tavern-keepers kept both a bush and a sign. A host is speaking : ' I rather will take down my bush and sign, Than live by means of motous expense ' Good and Bad Nawes, by SS 4to, Lond. 1622. As does the following that anciently putting... | |
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There is a well-known proverb ' Good wine needs no bush,' ie nothing to point out where it is to be sold. The subsequent passage seems to prove that anciently tavern-keepers kept both a bush and a sign. A host is speaking : ' I rather will take; down... 
