 | John Stark (of Edinburgh.) - 1806 - 532 Seiten
...1S98-: " Myself" says %e, " .was at a knight's house, who had many servants to attend him, that brought in his meat, with their heads covered with blue caps,...meat ; and when the table was served, the servants sat •down with us ; but the upper^mess, instead of 'porridge, had a pullet, with some prunes in the... | |
 | Christiane Derobert-Ratel - 1809 - 590 Seiten
...1598. " Myself," says he, " was at a Knight's house, who had many servants to attend him, that brought in his meat, with their heads covered with blue caps; the table being more than half-furnished with great platters of porridge, each having a little piece of sodden meat; and, when... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1809 - 328 Seiten
...1598. "Myself," says he, " was at a Knight's house, who had many servants to attend him, that brought in his meat, with their heads covered with blue caps ; the table being more than Jialf furnished with 130 great platters of porridge each having a little piece of sodden meat; and,... | |
 | James Mitchell - 1825 - 798 Seiten
...says he, " was at a knight's bruise, who had muny servants to attend him, that brnught ¡n his meut, with their heads covered with blue caps, the table...platters of porridge, each having a little piece of sudden meat; and when the table was served, the servants sat down with из ; but the tipper mess instead... | |
 | John Britton - 1829 - 378 Seiten
...writer, who visited Edinburgh in 1598, says, that at the house of a knight, where he dined, the table was more than half furnished with great platters of porridge, each having a little piece of sodden meat. He further informs us, that the servants sat down to dinner at the same table, and adds, " I observed... | |
 | James Bell - 1832 - 580 Seiten
...brought in his meat, with their heads Covered with blur caps, the table being mor« than half furninhed with great platters of porridge, each having a little...sodden meat ; and, when the table was served, the wvants sat down with us ; but the upper mess, instead of porriilge, had a pullet, with «>me prunes... | |
 | James Bell - 1832 - 812 Seiten
...border or frontier, •• was at a knight's house, who had many servants to attend him, tliut brought in his meat, with their heads covered with blue caps, the table being more than half lin ni lu d with great platters of porridge, each having a little piece of sodden meat ; and, when... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 880 Seiten
...heads covered with blue cap*. Die table being more than half furnished witb great platters of jorridee, each having a little piece of sodden meat. And when...with us ; but the upper mess, instead of porridge, hod a pullet, with some prunes n the broth."— (Travcii, p. 155.) Till within this last century, the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1842 - 716 Seiten
...had many servants to attend him, that brought in his meat with their heads covered with blue raps, the table being more than half furnished with great...meat. And when the table was served, the servants d!<! sit down with us ; but the upper mess, instead of porridge, had a pullet, with some prunes ill... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1846 - 712 Seiten
...a knight's Itouse, who had many servants to attend him. that brought in his meat with their hend« covered with blue caps. the table being more than half furnished with great platters of l>orridge, each having a little piece oí sodden meat. And when he table wa« served, the servants... | |
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was at a knight's house, who had many servants to attend him, that brought in his meat with their heads covered with blue caps, the table being more than half furnished with great platters of porridge, each having a little piece of sodden meat. And when... 
