 With us the nobility, gentry, and students, do ordinarily go to dinner at eleven before noon, and to supper at five, or between five and six at afternoon. The merchants dine and sup seldom before twelve at noon and six at night, especially in London....  The History of England - Stran 405avtor: David Hume - 1826Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Rev. John Walker - 1806 - 268 strani
...twelve at noone and six at night, espcciallic in London. The husbandmen dine also at hiprh-noone, at they call it, and sup at seven or eight; but out of the t«rme, in our universities, the scholars dine at ten." 8. In the year 1649, the new president... | |
 | David Hume - 1807 - 480 strani
...sup seldom before twelve at noon and six at night, especially in London. The husbandmen dine also at high noon as they call it, and sup at seven or eight...hours are still more early. It is hard to tell, why, »U over the world, as the age becomes more luxurious, the hours become later. Is it the crowd of amusements... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1807 - 606 strani
...cease to be a singularity ; but perhaps they tend to shorten life. Froissart mentions waiting upon the Duke of Lancaster at five o'clock in the afternoon, when he had supped. The custom of dining at nine in the morning relaxed greatly under Francis I. his successor. However,... | |
 | 1813 - 778 strani
...before twelve at noone and six at night, especiallie in London. The husbandmen dine also at high noone, as they call it, and sup at seven or eight ; but out of tearme in our Universities the schetars dine at ten." We have before seen, in note to p. 103. that... | |
 | Thomas Downes Wilmot Dearn - 1814 - 380 strani
...snp seldom before twelve at noon, and six at night, especially in London. The husbandmen dine also at high noon, as they call it, and sup at seven or eight;...term in our universities the scholars dine at ten." formed of huge thick planks of oak, that seem to have been hewn out with an hatchet, or adze, than... | |
 | Thomas Downes Wilmot Dearn - 1814 - 382 strani
...and snp at seven or eight; but out of term in oar universities the scholars dine at ten." Fiaissart mentions waiting on the Duke of Lancaster at five o'clock in the afternoon, when he bad supped. "These hours are still more early. It i* hard to tell why all over the world, as the ;>;>•... | |
 | David Hume - 1818 - 488 strani
...sup seldom before twelve at noon and six at night, especially in London. The husbandmen dine also at high noon as they call it, and sup at seven or eight: but out'of term in our universities the scholars dine at ten. Froissart mentions waiting on the Duke of... | |
 | Robert Dodsley, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1821 - 304 strani
...sup seldom hefore twelve at noon and six at night, especially in London. The hushandmen also' dine at high noon, as they call it, and sup at seven or eight...term in our universities the scholars dine at ten. FROISSABT, the chronicler, mentions waiting on the Duke of Lancaster at five o'clock in the afternoon... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1824 - 536 strani
...day, and thus was ascerten6 (that is threatened) with a short life." Froissart mentions waiting upon the Duke of Lancaster at five o'clock in the afternoon, when he had supped. The custom of dining at nine in the morning relaxed greatly under Francis I. his successor. However,... | |
 | Picture gallery - 1824 - 234 strani
...twelve at noon, or six at night, especially in London. The husbandmen dined at high noon, and supped at seven or eight; but out of term, in our universities, the scholars dined at ten. " Great silence was observed at the tables of the 'honourable and wise;' and it seems... | |
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