| 1909 - 540 pages
...were not adorned with the black ragged staff, his badge. At his house in London, six oxen were daily eaten at a breakfast : and every tavern was full of his meat; and who had any acquaintance in his family, should have as much boiled and roast as he could carry... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1909 - 496 pages
...were not adorned with the black ragged staff, his badge. At his house in London, six oxen were daily eaten at a breakfast; and every tavern was full of his meat; and who had any acquaintance in his family, should have as much boiled and roast as he could carry... | |
| Jane Felton Sampson - 1911 - 456 pages
...red coats and wearing his insignia! Stow says that at the Earl's London house six oxen were usually eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat, for who that had any acquaintance in his family should have as much sodden and roast as he could carry... | |
| Lilian Russan - 1923 - 294 pages
...house there was often six oxen eaten at a breakfast, and every taverne was full of his meate, for hee that had any acquaintance in that house, might have there so much of sodden and rost meate, as he could pricke and carry upon a long dagger. ' ' (Smith's Streets of London, p. 320.)... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1899 - 310 pages
...were not adorned with the black ragged staff, his badge. At his house in London, six oxen were daily eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat, and who had any acquaintance in his family should have as much boiled and roast as he could carry on... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1983 - 1196 pages
...were not adorned with the black ragged staff, his badge. At his house in London, six oxen were daily eaten at a breakfast; and every tavern was full of his meat; and who had any acquaintance in his family, should have as much boiled and roast as he could carry... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1994 - 518 pages
...were not adorned with the black ragged staff, his badge. At his house in London, six oxen were daily eaten at a breakfast; and every tavern was full of his meat; and who had any acquaintance in his family, should have as much boiled and roast as he could carry... | |
| 1867 - 656 pages
...with ragged staves before and behind, was lodged in Warwicke Lane; in whose house there was oftentimes six oxen eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was...that had any acquaintance in that house, might have as much of sodden or roasted meat as he could prick and carry away on a long dagger/' The proposal... | |
| 1842 - 528 pages
...with ragged staffs before and behind, and was lodged in Warwick Lane, in whose house there was oflimes six oxen eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat ; so that he that had any acquaintance in that house might have there as much of sodden and of roast... | |
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