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" The visitants are all men without exceptions, but the principal inhabitants and possessors are stale knights and captains out of service; men of long rapiers and breeches, which after all turn merchants here and traffic for news. Some make it a preface... "
London in Modern Times, or, Sketches of the great metropolis during the last ... - Page 21
by London - 1851 - 192 pages
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The Ancient British Drama ...

Walter Scott - English drama - 1810 - 630 pages
...service ; men of long rapiers and breeches, which after all turne merchants here, and trafficc for newc>. Some make it a preface to their dinner, and travel for a stomacke : but thriftier men make it their ordinnrie, and hoord here verie cheape. Of all yirh places...
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The Ancient British Drama ...

Walter Scott - English drama - 1810 - 630 pages
...without exceptions; but the principall inhabitants and possessors are stale knights, and captaines out of service; men of long rapiers and breeches, which after all turne merchants here, and traffice for newe*. Some nake it a preface to their dinner, and travel for...
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 11, Part 2

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - Architecture - 1814 - 932 pages
...without exceptions ; but the principal inhabitants and pos* sessors are stale Knights, and Captaines out of service ; men of long rapiers and breeches, which after all tut m- merchants here, and traffieke for news; but * That fa, by way of punishment, in the tart, or...
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London and Middlesex: Or, An Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive ..., Volume 2

Edward Wedlake Brayley - London (England) - 1814 - 924 pages
...without exceptions ; bnt the principal inhabitants and possessors are stale KnishLs, and Captaines out of service; men of long rapiers and breeches, which after all turne merchants here, and traffickc for news : but * Tbat is, by way of punishment, in the earf, or...
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Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, Volume 1

Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1818 - 516 pages
...The visitants are all men without exception, but the principal inhabitants and possessors are; stale knights, and captains out of service ; men of long...for news. Some make it a preface to their dinner, but thriftier men make it their ordinary, and board here very cheap." The vigilant ministers of Elizabeth...
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 78

1820 - 612 pages
...hush to bide them. The visitants are all men without exceptions, but the principal inhabitants ami possessors are state knights and captains out of service;...all turn merchants here and traffic for news. Some tuake it a preface to their dinner, and travel lor a ilomach, but (liriftier mi'i) make it their ordinary...
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London: Or, Interesting Memorials of Its Rise, Progress, & Present ..., Volume 2

Sholto Percy, Reuben Percy - London (England) - 1824 - 380 pages
...The visitants are all men, without exceptions, but the principal inhabitants and possessors are stale knights and captains out of service, men of long rapiers...preface to their dinner, and travel for a stomach ; but thriftier men make it their ordinary, and board here very cheap. Of all such places, it is least haunted...
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Illustrations, Critical, Historical, Biographical, and ..., Volume 3

Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 pages
...The visitants are all men without exceptions ; but the principal inhabitants and possessors are stale knights and captains out of service ; men of long...preface to their dinner, and travel for a stomach ; but thriftier men make it their ordinary, and board here very cheap. Of all such places it is least haunted...
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The picture gallery explored; or, An account of various ancient customs and ...

Picture gallery - 1824 - 234 pages
...The visitants are all men, without exception; but the principal inhabitants and possessors are, stale knights, and captains out of service, men of long...for news. Some make it a preface to their dinner; but thriftier men make it their ordinary, and board here very cheap.' " The bell now rang, and company...
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A Select Collection of Old Plays: In Twelve Volumes, Volume 7

Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist - English drama - 1825 - 476 pages
...men of long rapiers and breeches, ' which after all tume merchants here, fcud trafficfce for newes. ' Some make it a preface to their dinner, and travel! for a sto' macke : but thriftier men make it their ordinarie, and boord ' here verie cheape. Of all such...
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