To sweeten the beverage a lump of sugar was laid beside each cup, and the company alternately nibbled and sipped with great decorum, until an improvement was introduced by a shrewd and economic old lady, which was to suspend a large lump directly over... Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 5561820Full view - About this book
| England - 1820 - 876 pages
...days •weal merely to look at it. To swecttr. the beverage, a lump of sugar was laid beside -.nil cup— and the company alternately nibbled and sipped with great decorum, until on improvement was introduced by a shrewd and economic old lady, which wag to suspend a large lump... | |
| Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1820 - 538 pages
...themselves by their adroitness in replenishing this pot from a huge copper tea-kettle, which would have made the pigmy macaronies of these degenerate days sweat...which was to suspend a large lump directly over the tea-table, by a string from the ceiling, so that it could be swung from mouth to mouth—an ingenious... | |
| 1821 - 732 pages
...themselves by their adroitness in replenishing this pot from a huge copper tea-kettle, which would have made the pigmy macaronies of these degenerate days sweat,...introduced by a shrewd and economic old lady, which wag, to suspend a large lump directly over the tea-table by a string from the cieling, so that it could... | |
| Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1821 - 414 pages
...by their adroitness in replenishing this pot, from a huge copper tea-kettle, which would have made the pigmy macaronies of these degenerate days sweat,...lump of sugar was laid beside each cup— and the pompany alternately nibbled and sipped with great decorum, until an improvement was, introduced by... | |
| Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1824 - 318 pages
...themselves by their adroitness in replenishing this pot from a huge copper tea kettle, which would have made the pigmy macaronies of these degenerate days sweat...large lump directly over the tea table, by a string fro;n the ceiling, so that it could be swung from mouth to mouth — an ingenious expedient, which... | |
| Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1828 - 354 pages
...hy their adroitness in replenishing this pot, from a hnge copper tea-kettle, which would have made the pigmy macaronies of these degenerate days sweat, merely to look at it. To sweeten the heverage, a lump of sngar was laid heside each cup— and the company alternately nihhled and sipped... | |
| Washington Irving - American wit and humor - 1829 - 292 pages
...themselves by their adroitness in replenishing this pot from a huge copper tea-kettle, which would have made the pigmy macaronies of these degenerate days sweat...alternately nibbled and sipped with great decorum, until an im1?2 ANCIENT TEA-PARTIES. provement was introduced by a shrewd and economic old lady, which was to... | |
| Washington Irving - American wit and humor - 1831 - 522 pages
...themselves by their adroitness in replenishing this pot from a huge copper tea-kettle, which would have made the pigmy macaronies of these degenerate days sweat...alternately nibbled and sipped with great decorum, until an im172 ANCIENT TEA-PARTIES. provement was introduced by a shrewd and economic old lady, which was to... | |
| Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1831 - 288 pages
...themselves by their adroitness in replenishing this pot from a huge copper tea-kettle, which would have made the pigmy macaronies of these degenerate days sweat...alternately nibbled and sipped with great decorum, until aa im172 ANCIENT TEA-PARTIES. provement was introduced by a shrewd and economic old lady, which was... | |
| Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1835 - 294 pages
...by their' adroitness in replenishing this pot from a huge copper tea-kettle, which would have made the pigmy macaronies of these degenerate days sweat...alternately nibbled and sipped with great decorum, until an im* provement was introduced by a shrewd and economic old lady, which was to suspend a large lump directly... | |
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