 The company being seated around the genial board, and each furnished with a fork, evinced their dexterity in lanching at the fattest pieces in this mighty dish — in much the same manner as sailors harpoon porpoises at sea, or our Indians spear salmon...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Pagina 2691820Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 310 pagina’s
...time, when the fashionable hours were a little earlier, that the ladies might get home before dark. The tea table was crowned with a huge earthen dish,...furnished with a fork, evinced their dexterity in 1, 'inching at the fattest pieces in this mighty dish — in much the same manner as sailors harpoon... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 302 pagina’s
...time, when the fashionable hours were a little earlier, that the ladies might get home before dark. The tea table was crowned with a huge earthen dish,...furnished with a fork, evinced their dexterity in lanching at the fattest pieces in this mighty dish — in much the same manner as sailors harpoon porpoises... | |
 | 1820 - 730 pagina’s
...about six. unie* was in winter time, when the &""0iia,^ liours were a little earlier, thit the W° might get home before dark. I do not find that they...up into morsels, and swimming in gravy. The company hoing seated around the genial board, and each furnished with a fork, evinced their dexterity in bunching... | |
 | 1820 - 490 pagina’s
...fashionable hours were a little earlier, that the ladies might get home before dark. I do not find th; '. they ever treated their company to iced creams, jellies,...The company being seated around the genial board, anil each furnished with a fork, evinced their dexterity in launching at the fattest pieces in this... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 556 pagina’s
...fashionable hours were a little earlier, that the ladies might get home before dark. The tea-table was crowned with a huge earthen dish, well stored...furnished with a fork, evinced their dexterity in lanching at the fattest pieces in this mighty dish — in much the same manner as sailors harpoon porpoises... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 pagina’s
...present age of refinement. Our ancestors were fond of more sturdy, substantial fare. The tea-table was crowned with a huge earthen dish, well stored...their dexterity in launching at the fattest pieces jn this mighty dish : in much the same manner as sailors harpoon pbrpoises at sea, or our Indians spear... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pagina’s
...the fashionable hours were a little earlier, that the ladies might get home before dark. The teatable was crowned with a huge earthen dish, well stored...furnished with a fork, evinced their dexterity in lanching at the fattest pieces in this mighty dish — in much the same manner as sailors harpoon porpoises... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1828 - 354 pagina’s
...present age of refinement. Our ancestors were fond of more sturdy, suhstantial fare. The tea tahle was crowned with a huge earthen dish, well stored with slices of fat pork, fried hrown, cut up into morsels, and swimming in gravy. The company heing seated around the genial hoard,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 292 pagina’s
...the fashionable hours were a little earlier, that the ladies might get home before dark. The teatable was crowned with a huge earthen dish, well stored...furnished with a fork, evinced their dexterity in lanching at the fattest pieces in this mighty dish — in much the same manner as sailors harpoon porpoises... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1831 - 522 pagina’s
...the fashionable hours were a little earlier, that the ladies might get home before dark. The teatable was crowned with a huge earthen dish, well stored...furnished with a fork, evinced their dexterity in. lanching 'at the fattest pieces in this mighty dish — in much the same manner as sailors harpoon... | |
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