| 1825 - 844 pagina’s
...he is in constant danger of being choked. This is a mark of grandeur. The greater the man would seem to be, the larger piece he takes in his mouth ; and the more noise he makes in chewing it the more polite he is thought to be. They have indeed a proverb that says,... | |
| 1826 - 638 pagina’s
...in constant danger of being chnked. This is a mark of grandeur. — The greater the man would seem to be, the larger piece he takes in his mouth ; and the more noise he makes in chewing it, the more polite he is thought to be. They have, indeed, a proverb that... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 782 pagina’s
...; the greater a man would seem to he, the larger a piece he takes in his mouth ; and the more noise he makes in chewing it, the more polite he is thought to be. Having dispatched this morsel, his next female neighbour holds forth another cartridge, which goes... | |
| Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 838 pagina’s
...grandeur. The greater a man would seem to be, the larger a piece he takes in his mouth ; and the more noise he makes in chewing it, the more polite he is thought to be. They have indeed a proverb that says, ' beggars and thieves only eat small pieces, or without making a noise.' Having dispatched this... | |
| George Vasey - 1847 - 100 pagina’s
...mouth, which so fills it that he is in constant danger of being choked. The greater the man would seem to be, the larger piece he takes in his mouth; and the more noise he makes in chewing it, the more polite he is thought to be. They have, indeed, a proverb to... | |
| Treasury - 1855 - 284 pagina’s
...mouth, which so fills it that he is in constant danger of being choked. The greater the man would seem to be, the larger piece he takes in his mouth ; and the more noise he makes in chewing it, the more polite he is thought to be. They have, indeed, a proverb to... | |
| John Camden Hotten - 1868 - 424 pagina’s
...he is in constant danger of being choked. This is a mark of grandeur. The greater the man would seem to be, the larger piece he takes in his mouth ; and the more noise he makes in chewing it, the more polite he is thought to be. They have, indeed, a proverb that... | |
| English explorers - 1875 - 680 pagina’s
...he is in constant danger of being choked. This is a mark of grandeur. The greater the man would seem to be, the larger piece he takes in his mouth, and the more noise he makes in chewing it, the more polite he is thought to be. They have, indeed, a proverb that... | |
| George Thomas Bettany - 1888 - 970 pagina’s
...he is in constant danger of feeing choked. This is a mark of grandeur. The greater a man would seem to be, the larger piece he takes in his mouth ; and the more noise he makes in chewing, the more polite he is thought to be. They have indeed a proverb that says,... | |
| Edward Randolph Emerson - 1908 - 584 pagina’s
...grandeur. The greater the man would seem to be, the larger piece he takes in his mouth ; and the more noise he makes in chewing it, the more polite he is thought to be. They have indeed a proverb that says, " Beggars and thieves only eat small pieces, or without making a noise." Having despatched this... | |
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