 He might fill himself with the corned beef and the carrots : but, as soon as the tarts and the cheesecakes made their appearance, he quitted his seat, and stood aloof till he was summoned to return thanks for the repast...  Harper's New Monthly Magazine - Page 251edited by - 1863Full view - About this book
 | 1849 - 588 pages
...was permitted to dine with the family he was expected to content himself with the plainest fare. He owth of sweet sounds had sprung up spontaneously in...casting off all doctrines and trusting only to a nati hi« seat, and stood aloof till he was summoned to return thanks for the repast from a great part of... | |
 | Churchill Babington - History - 1849 - 182 pages
...was permitted to dine with the family, he was expected to content himself with the plainest fare. He might fill himself with the corned beef and the carrots: but, as soon as the tarts and cheesecakes made then. appearance, he quitted his seat, and stood aloof till he was summoned to return thanks for the... | |
 | John Hill Burton - Economics - 1849 - 358 pages
...entitled to treat the family, he was expected to content himself with the' plainest fare. He might fiH himself with the corned beef and the carrots ; but as soon as the tarts and cheesecakes made thcir appearance, hu quitted his seat, and stood aloof till ho was summoned to return thanks for the... | |
 | English literature - 1849 - 652 pages
...permitted to dine with the family, he was expected to content himself witli the plainest fare. He mijrht fill himself with the corned beef and the carrots : but, as soon as the tarts and cheesecake* made their appearance, he quitted his seat, and stood aloof till lie was summoned to return... | |
 | William Robins (of Paddington, England.) - Paddington (London, England) - 1853 - 226 pages
...permitted to dine with the family, but he was expected to content himself with the plainest fare, he might fill himself with the corned beef and the carrots, but as soon as the tarts and cheese-cakes make their appearance he quitted his seat, and stood aloof till he was summoned to return thanks for... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1855 - 668 pages
...permitted to dine with the family; but he was expected to content himself with the plainest fare. He might fill himself with the corned beef and the carrots: but as soon as the tarts and cheese cakes made their appearance, he quitted his seat, and stood aloof till he was summoned to return... | |
 | John William Draper - Civilization - 1864 - 648 pages
...rich man,s chaplain to add dignity to the dinner-table by saying grace " in full canonicals," but*he was also intended to be a butt for the mirth of the...the phrase then in use, "might fill himself with the corned'beef and the carrots, but as soon as the tarts and cheese-cakes made their appearance he quitted... | |
 | Matthew Baxter - 1865 - 534 pages
...permitted to dine with the family, but he was expected to content himself with the plainest fare; he might fill himself with the corned beef and the carrots, but as soon as the tarts and the cheesecakes made their appearance, he quitted his seat, and stood aloof till he was summoned to... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1867 - 794 pages
...but he was expected to content * See Heylin's Cyprmnus Anglicns. himself with the plainest fare. He with the show of alacrity, a series of odious acts against appoaranee, he quitted his seat, and stood aloof till he was summoned to return thanks for the repast,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1871 - 582 pages
...was permitted to dine with the family, he was expected to content himself with the plainest fare. He might fill himself with the corned beef and the carrots : but, as soon as the tarts and cheesecakes made *heir appearance, he quitted his seat, and stood aloof till he was summoned to return thanks for the... | |
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