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" fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by this forked cutting of meat, not only when I was in Italy, but also in Germany, and oftentimes in England since I came home: "
The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine - Page 82
edited by - 1854
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The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners : with Strictures ..., Volume 16

1803 - 444 pages
...this, their curiosity, is because the Italian cannot by any means endure to have his dish touched with fingers— seeing all men's fingers are not alike...fashion, by this forked cutting of meat, not only whilst I was in Italy, but in Germany, and oftentimes in England, since I came home." It were to be...
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London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British ..., Volume 4

David Hughson - London (England) - 1807 - 692 pages
...any means indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all mens fingers are not alike cleane. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by this forked cutting of méate, not only while I was in Italy, but also in German}-, and often times in England since I came...
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London, by David Hughson, Volume 4

Edward Pugh - 1807 - 688 pages
...any means indure to hare his dish touched with fingers, seeing all mens fingers are not alike cleane. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by this forked cutting of meatt, not only while I was in Italy, but also in Germany, and often times in England since I came...
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London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British ..., Volume 4

David Hughson - London (England) - 1807 - 696 pages
...any means indure to hare his dish touched with fingers, seeing all mens fingers are not alike clcane. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by this forked cutting of tneate, not only while 1 was in Italy, but also in Germany, and often times in England since I came...
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Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. Gregory ..., Volume 5

John Mason Good - 1813 - 714 pages
...means endure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing alt men's fingers are not alike cleane. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by this forked cutting of méate, not only while I was in Italy, but also in Germany, and oftentimes in England since I came...
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Shakespeare and His Times: Including the Biography of the Poet ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - Dramatists, English - 1817 - 702 pages
...Coryat, who in his Crudities informs us, that he found forks common in Italy. " Hereupon," says he, " I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion, by this forked cutting of meate, not only while I was in Italy, but also in Germany, and oftentimes in England since 1 came home;...
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The Port Folio

Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1817 - 552 pages
...have his dish toucned with fingers, seing all mens fingers are not alike cleane. Hereupon I my selfe thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by this forked cutting of meate, not only while I was in Italy, but also in Germany, and oftentimes in England since I came home:...
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The Pocket magazine of classic and polite literature. [Continued as] The ...

1830 - 604 pages
...any means indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing nil meos ringers are not alike cleane. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by this forked cutting of meate, not only while I was in Italy, but also in Germany, and often times in England since L ly.uviu...
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Antiquitates Curiosæ: The Etymology of Many Remarkable Old Sayings ...

Joseph Taylor - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1819 - 168 pages
...indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike cleane. Here upon, I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion, by this forked cutting of meate, not only while I was in Italy, but also in Germany, and oftentimes in England since I came home...
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Curious Antiquities: Or, The Etymology of Many Remarkable Old Sayings ...

Joseph Taylor - Boxing - 1820 - 122 pages
...means endure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not,alike cleane. Hereupon, I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion, by this forked cutting of meate, not only while I was in Italy, but also in Germany, and oftentimes in England since I came home...
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