The Deipnosophists; Or, Banquet of the Learned, Volume 3H. G. Bohn, 1854 - 1252 pages |
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Page 828
... dish which they called candaulus ; and there was not one kind of candaulus only , but three , so wholly devoted were ... dish whose name's candaulus . B. I've ne'er tasted Candaulus , nor have I e'er heard of it . A. ' Tis a most grand ...
... dish which they called candaulus ; and there was not one kind of candaulus only , but three , so wholly devoted were ... dish whose name's candaulus . B. I've ne'er tasted Candaulus , nor have I e'er heard of it . A. ' Tis a most grand ...
Page 832
... dishes . And among the Sybarites there were found baths in which , while they lay down , they were steamed with warm vapours . And they were the first people who in- troduced the custom of bringing chamber - pots into entertain- ments ...
... dishes . And among the Sybarites there were found baths in which , while they lay down , they were steamed with warm vapours . And they were the first people who in- troduced the custom of bringing chamber - pots into entertain- ments ...
Page 835
... dish , no other artist was allowed to make this for a year ; but he alone who invented it was entitled to all the profit to be derived from the manu- facture of it for that time ; in order that others might be in- duced to labour at ...
... dish , no other artist was allowed to make this for a year ; but he alone who invented it was entitled to all the profit to be derived from the manu- facture of it for that time ; in order that others might be in- duced to labour at ...
Page 845
... dishes ; and you do not approve either of men , who wish to preserve a vigorous constitution , devoting themselves to Corinthian mistresses ; nor do you much admire the delicacy which is usually attributed to Athenian sweetmeats . 35 ...
... dishes ; and you do not approve either of men , who wish to preserve a vigorous constitution , devoting themselves to Corinthian mistresses ; nor do you much admire the delicacy which is usually attributed to Athenian sweetmeats . 35 ...
Page 873
... dishes have been invented , and many sorts of sweetmeats ; and many discoveries have been made in the articles of incenses and perfumes , and clothes , and beds , and , above all , of cups and other articles of furni- ture . For all ...
... dishes have been invented , and many sorts of sweetmeats ; and many discoveries have been made in the articles of incenses and perfumes , and clothes , and beds , and , above all , of cups and other articles of furni- ture . For all ...
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