...amhition of this nobleman that his suppers should please the taste alone ; the eye also must be gratified. The company was ushered in to a table, covered with the most elegant art, and in the greatest profusion ; all that the silversmith, the confectioner, the decorator, or the cook,...

...of severely, particularly when we bear in mind facts of a sublime extravagance like the following. "It was not enough for his ambition that his suppers...the company was examining and admiring this delicate displayj. the viands of course grew cold, and unfit for such choice palates. The whole, therefore,—called...

...against him.' Never, surely, was the value of the gastronomic science more triumphantly displayed. It was not enough for his ambition that his suppers...the silversmith, the shewer, the confectioner, or thfi'cook -could produce. While the company was examining and admiring this delicate display, 'the...

...it was not enough for his amhition that his suppers should please the taste alone, the eye must also be gratified, and this was his device. The company...confectioner, or the cook could produce. While the company was examinmg and admlring this delicate display, the viands of course grew cold aud unfit for such fastidious...

...of |>earl, musk, &c. But perhaps the most notable instance of his voluptuousness, is the fact, that it was not enough for his ambition that his suppers should please the taste alone, the eye must also be gratified, and this was his device. 'I 'In- company was ushered in to a table covered...

...House. 84. THE FIRST EARL OF CARLISLE'S HOSPITALITY. TT was not enough for the ambition of this nobleman that his suppers should please the taste alone; the eye also must be gratified. The company was ushered in to a table covered with the most elegant art, and in the greatest profusion;...