 ... part, was bought by courtiers, gentlemen, and the best sort of citizens. . . . They drink pure wines, not with sugar as the English, yet at feasts they put comfits in the wine, after the French manner, but they had not our vinteners  Picture of Edinburgh - Page 393by John Stark (of Edinburgh.) - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1779 - 508 pages
...They drink pure wines, not with fugar, as the Rngllfll ; yet, at feafts, they put comfits in the wine, after the French manner; but they had not our vintners fraud to mix their wines. 1 did never fee nor hear, that they have any public inns with fign$ hanging out ; but the better fort... | |
 | Sir John Carr - Scotland - 1809 - 328 pages
...They drink pure wines not with sugar, as. the English ; yet at feast they put comfits in their wine, after the French manner ; but they had n,ot our vintners' fraud to mix their wines. 1 did never see nor hear that they have any public inns with signs hanging out ; but the better sorts... | |
 | Christiane Derobert-Ratel - Aix-en-Provence (France) - 1809 - 590 pages
...They drink pure wines not with sugar, as the English; yet at feasts they put comfits in their wine. after the French manner; but they had not our vintners' fraud to mix their wines. 1 did never see nor hear that the}' have any public inns, with signs hanging out; but the better sorts... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1825 - 392 pages
...yet at feasts they put comfits in the wine, after the French manner, but they had not our vintner's fraud to mix their wines. I did never see nor hear...have any public inns with signs hanging out ; but the better sort of citizens brew ale, their usual drink (which will distemper a stranger's body), and the... | |
 | James Mitchell - Scotland - 1825 - 798 pages
...of citizen«. They drink pure »inrs, not with sugar, aa the English; yet at feasts they put comrits in the wines, after the French manner ; but they had...to mix their wines. I did never see nor hear that thev have any public inns, with signs hanging out ; bat thé better fotti of citiWBl brew ale, their... | |
 | Books - 1825 - 390 pages
...yet at feasts they put comfits in the wine, after the French manner, but they had not our vintner's fraud to mix their wines. I did never see nor hear...have any public inns with signs hanging out ; but the better sort of citizens brew ale, their usual drink (which will distemper a stranger's body), and the... | |
 | Books - 1825 - 392 pages
...yet at feasts they put comfits in the wine, after the French manner, but they had not our vintner's fraud to mix their wines. I did never see nor hear...have any public inns with signs hanging out ; but the better sort of citizens brew ale, their usual drink (which will distemper a stranger's body), and the... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1825 - 388 pages
...yet at feasts they put comfits in the wine, after the French manner, but they had not our vintner's fraud to mix their wines. I did never see nor hear...have any public inns with signs hanging out ; but the better sort of citizens brew ale, their usual drink (which will distemper a stranger's body), and the... | |
 | James Bell - Geography - 1832 - 812 pages
...gentlemen, and the best sort of citizens. They drink pure wines, not with Migar, as the r'.nglish ; yet, at feasts, they put comfits in the wines, after...mix their wines. I did never see nor hear that they liad any public inns with signs hanging out; but the better sort of citizens brew ale, their usual... | |
 | James Bell - Geography - 1832 - 580 pages
...best sort of citizens. They drink pure wine«, not with tugar, as the F.nglish ; yet, at feasts, ihey put comfits in the wines, after the French manner;...mix their wines. I did never see nor hear that they had any public inns with signs hanging out ; but the better sort of citizens brew ale, their usual... | |
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