 | John Britton - Architecture - 1829
...sodden meat. He further informs us, that the servants sat down to dinner at the same table, and adds, " I observed no art of cookery, or furniture of household stuff, but rather rude neglect of both." The habits of the men were wholly French, while the women had adopted the costume of the Germans ;... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1831
...sodden meat. And when the table was served, the servants did sit down with us; but the upper mess, instead of porridge, had a pullet, with some prunes in the broth." — (Travels, p. 155.) Till within this last rentury, the farmers, e\en of a respectable condition,... | |
 | James Bell - Geography - 1832
...when the table was served, the servants sat down with us; but the upper mess, instead of porriilge. had a pullet, with some prunes in the broth : and...cookery, or furniture of household stuff, but rather a rude neglect of both, though myaelf and my companions, sent from the governor of Berwick, about bordering... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833
...sodden meat. And when the table was served, the servants did sit down with us ; but the upper mess, instead of porridge, had a pullet, with some prunes in the broth."— (Travels, p. 155.) Till within the last century, the farmers even of a respectable condition, dined... | |
 | Scotland - 1833 - 426 pages
...mess, however, was better; it consisted of a boiled pullet with prunes in the broth; but his guest observed, "no art of cookery," or furniture of household stuff, but rather a rude neglect of both. Forks are a recent invention, and in England, the table was only supplied with... | |
 | 1833
...mess, however, was better ; it consisted of a boiled pullet with prunes in the broth ; but his guest observed, ' ' no art of cookery," or furniture of household stuff, but rather a rude neglect of both. Forks are a recent invention, and in England, the table was only supplied with... | |
 | Walter Scott - Waverley novels. Selections - 1833 - 468 pages
...mess, however, was better ; it consisted of a boiled pullet with prunes'in the broth ; but his guest observed, " no art of cookery," or furniture of household stuff; but rather a rude neglect of both. Forks are a recent invention, and in England, the table was only supplied with... | |
 | Mr. Forsyth - Characters and characteristics in literature - 1833
...mess, however, was better ; it consisted of a boiled pullet with prunes in the broth ; but his guest observed ' no art of cookery,' or furniture of household stuff, but rather a rude neglect of both. Forks are a recent invention, and in England, the table was only supplied with... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853
...sodden meat. And when the table was served, the servants did sit down with us ; but the upper mess, instead of porridge, had a pullet, with some prunes in the broth." — (Travels, p. 155.> Till within 'this last century, the farmers, even of a respectable condition,... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1846
...sodden meat. And when the table was served, the servants did sit down with us; but the upper mess, instead of porridge, had a pullet, with some prunes in the broth." — Travels, p. 155. Till within this last century, the farmers, even of a respectable condition, dined... | |
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... many servants to attend him, that brought in his meat with their heads covered with blue caps, the table being more than half furnished with great platters of porridge, each having a little piece of sodden meat; and when the table was served, the... 
