She gave me a dinner of fifty dishes of meat, which (after their fashion) were placed on the table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table answered very well to that of her dress. The knives were of gold, the hafts... Arabian Nights - עמוד xli1810תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
| 1763 - 648 דפים
...gave me a dinner of fifty dirties of meat, which (after their fafliion) were placed on (he table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table anfwered very well to that of her drefs. The knives were of gold, and the hafts fet with diamonds.... | |
| Mary Wortley Montagu - 1779 - 328 דפים
...magnificence of her table anfwered very well ro that of her drefs. The knives were of gold, and the hafts fet with diamonds. But the piece of luxury which grieved my eyes, was the table cloth and nap kins, which were all tiffany embroidered with lilk and gold, in the fineft manner,... | |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1784 - 284 דפים
...gave me a dinner of fifty difhes of meat, which (after their fafhion) were placed on the table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table anfwered very well to that of her drefs. The knives were of gold, and the hafts fet with diamonds.... | |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1790 - 404 דפים
...gave me a dinner of fifty difhcs of meat, which (after their fafhion) were placed on the table hut one at a time and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table anfwered very well to that of her drefs. The knives were of gold, and the hafts fet with diamonds.... | |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1794 - 300 דפים
...She gave me a dinner of fifty diHes of meat, which (after their fafhion) were placed on the table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table anfwercd very well to that of her drefs. The knives were of gold, and the hafts fet with diamonds.... | |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1796 - 468 דפים
...fashion) were .placed on the table but one at a tnne. and was extremely tedious. But the magmficence of her table answered very well to that of her dress. The knives were ot g*ld, and the hafts set with diamonds. But the piece of luxury which grieved my eyes , was the table... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 458 דפים
...gave me a dinner of fifty dishes of meat, which (after their fashion) were placed on the table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the...answered very well to that of her dress. The knives weir* of gdld, and the hafts set with diamonds. But the piece of luxury which grieved my eyes was the... | |
| Mary Wortley Montagu - 1816 - 374 דפים
...gave me a dinner of fifty dishes of HUM!, which (after their fashion) were placed on the table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the...the piece of luxury which grieved my eyes was the table cloth and napkins, which were all tiffany, embroidered with silk and gold, in the finest manner,... | |
| Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 דפים
...which (after their fashion) were placed on the table but one at a time, and was extrenftly tedious : the magnificence of her table answered very well to that of her dress. She assured me that the story of the Sultan's throwing a handkerchief is altogether fabulous ; neither... | |
| George Fyler Townsend - 1866 - 876 דפים
...of her table ins»ertJ well to her dress. The knives were of gold, and the hefts set with diaraunii. But the piece of luxury which grieved my eyes was the tablecloth and napkin which were all tiffany, embroidered with silk and gold, and worked wit* flowers, as finely wrought... | |
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