 | James Peller Malcolm - 1811 - 346 pages
...higher than the rest of the company, to keep the whole room in order. A harp played all the time -at the lower end of the room ; and every now and then...company rose and entertained the rest with a song, and (by the by) some were good masters. Here was nothing drank but ale, and every gentleman had his... | |
 | James Peller Malcolm - Costume - 1811 - 348 pages
...higher than the rest of the company, to keep the whole room in order. A harp played all the time at the lower end of the room ; and every now and then...company rose and entertained the rest with a song, and (by the by) some were good masters. Here was nothing drank but ale, and eveiy gentleman had his... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - London (England) - 1848 - 348 pages
...higher than the rest of the company, to keep the whole room in order. A harp played all the time at the lower end of the room, and every now and then...company rose and entertained the rest with a song, and (by the by) some were good masters. Here was nothing drank but ale, and every gentleman had his... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - London (England) - 1848 - 334 pages
...higher than the rest of the company, to keep the whole room in order. A harp played all the tune at the lower end of the room, and every now and then...company rose and entertained the rest with a song, and (by the by) some were good masters. Here was nothing drank but ale, and every gentleman had his... | |
 | John Thomas Smith - City dwellers - 1849 - 472 pages
...than the rest of the company, to keep the whole room in order. A harp always plays all the time at the lower end of the room, and every now and then one or other of the company rises and entertains the rest with a song, and (by-the-bye) some are good masters. Here is nothing... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1874 - 714 pages
...entertained the rest with a song, and, by the bye, some were good masters. Here was nothing drank but ale, and every gentleman had his separate mug, which he chalked on the table where he sate, as it was brought in ; and everyone retired us he pleased, as from a coffee-house. " The rooms... | |
 | John Timbs - London (England) - 1855 - 1026 pages
...higher than the refit of the company, to keep the whole room in order. A harp plays all the time at the lower end of the room, and every now and then one or other of the company rises and entertains the rest with a song, and (by the by) some are good masters. Here is nothing drunk... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - London - 1859 - 478 pages
...entertained the rest with a song, and (by the by) some were good masters. Here was nothing drank but ale, and every gentleman had his separate mug, which he...chalked on the table where he sat as it was brought in; and every one retired when he pleased, as from a coffee-house. " The rooms were always so diverted... | |
 | John Thomas Smith - Literary landmarks - 1861 - 470 pages
...than the rest of the company, to keep the whole room in order. A harp always plays all the time at the lower end of the room, and every now and then one or other of the company rises and entertains the rest with a song, and (by-the-bye) some are good masters. Here is nothing... | |
 | John Timbs - East India House (London, England) - 1868 - 896 pages
...rest of the company, to keep the whole room in order. A harp plays all the time at the lower end nf the room, and every now and then one or other of the company rises and entertains the rest with a son?, and (by the by) some are good masters. Here is nothing drunk... | |
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Harp plays all the time at the lower end of the Room ; and every now and then one or other of the Company rises and entertains the rest with a song, and (by the by) some are good Masters. 
