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" ... of it gilt; these dishes were received by a gentleman in the same order they were brought, and placed upon the table, while the Lady Taster gave to each of the guard a mouthful to eat, of the particular dish he had brought, for fear of any poison. "
The National quarterly review, ed. by E.I. Sears - Page 246
edited by - 1871
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ...

History - 1795 - 532 pages
...same order they were brought, and placed upon the table, while the lady taster gave to each of the guard a mouthful to eat of the particular dish he had brought, for fear of poison. During the time that this guard, which consists of the tallest and stoutest men...
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The Retrospective Review.., Volume 1

Henry Southern - 1820 - 402 pages
...by a gentleman in the same order they were brought, and placed upon the table, while the lady taster gave to each guard a mouthful to eat of the particular dish he had brought, for fear of any poison. During the time that this guard (which consists of the tallest and stoutest...
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The Retrospective Review, and Historical and Antiquarian Magazine, Volume 1

1820 - 394 pages
...by a gentleman in the same order they were brought, and placed upon the table, while the lady taster gave to each guard a mouthful to eat of the particular dish he had brought, for fear of any poison. During the time that this guard (which consists of the tallest and stoutest...
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Relics of Literature

Reuben Percy - Autographs - 1823 - 432 pages
...a gentleman, in the same order they were brought, and placed upon the table, while the lady taster gave to each guard a mouthful to eat of the particular dish he had brought, for fear of any poison. During the time that this guard (which consists of tne tallest and stoutest...
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Saturday Night: Comprising a Review of New Publications, Biography ..., Volume 1

1824 - 486 pages
...omit it — Bacon'it Papers, ii. 20. 188 upon the table, while the lady-taster gave to each of the guard a mouthful to eat of the particular dish he had brought in, for fear of poison. During the time that this guard, which consists of the tallest and stoutest...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 1

Books - 1820 - 398 pages
...a gentleman in the ssyne order they were brought, and placed upon the table, while the lady taster gave to each guard a mouthful to eat of the particular dish he had brought, for fear of any poison. During the time that this guard (which consists of the tallest and stoutest...
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Recollections of Royalty: From the Death of William Rufus, in 1100 ..., Volume 2

Charles Chadwicke Jones - Great Britain - 1828 - 540 pages
...same order they were brought, and placed upon the table, while the lady taster gave to each of the guard a mouthful to eat of the particular dish he had brought in, for fear of poison. During the time that this guard, which consists of the tallest and stoutest...
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The picture of England & Wales

A F. Kendall - 1830 - 704 pages
...same order they were brought, and placed upon the table, while the lady taster gave to each of the guard a mouthful to eat of the particular dish he had brought, for fear of poison. During the time that this guard, which consists of the tallest and stoutest men...
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Domestic Life in England, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time: With ...

Editor of The family manual and servant's guide - Cooking, English - 1835 - 412 pages
...it gilt; these dishes were received by a gentleman, and placed upon the table, while the lady-taster gave to each guard a mouthful to eat of the particular dish he had brought, for fear of any poison. During the time that this guard (which consisted of the tallest and stoutest...
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The historical class book: or, Readings in modern history

John Davenport - 1839 - 520 pages
...same order they were brought, and placed upon the table, while the lady taster gave to each of the guard a mouthful to eat of the particular dish he had brought in, for fear of poison. During the time that this guard, which consists of the tallest and stoutest...
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