 Since our arrival at this happy spot, we have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the head of the table ; a piece of roast beef adorns the foot ; and a dish of beans or greens, almost imperceptible, decorates the centre. When the cook has...  School History of the United States - Stran 156avtor: Augusta Blanche Berard - 1859 - 224 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1823 - 734 strani
...tue head of the table — a piece of roast beef adorns the foot, and a small dish of greens or beans (almost imperceptible) decorates the centre. When the cook has a mind to cut a figure (and this, I presume, he will attempt to do to-morrow), we have two beef steak pies or dishes of crabs... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - 1846 - 440 strani
...grace the head of the table. A piece of roast beef adorns the foot, and a small dish of green beans — almost imperceptible, decorates the centre. When the cook has a mind to cut a figure ; and this I presume he will attempt tomorrow, we have two beef-steak pies or dishes of crabs in addition,... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 948 strani
...have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the head of the table ; a piece of roast beef adorns the foot ; and a dish of beans, or greens, almost imperceptible, decorates the center. When the cook has a mind to cut a figure, which I presume will be the case to-morrow, we have... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 946 strani
...have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the bead of the table ; a piece of roast beef adorns the foot ; and a dish of beans, or greens, almost imperceptible, decorates the center. When the cook has a mind to cut a figure, which I presume will be the case to-morrow, we have... | |
 | George Washington - 1852 - 460 strani
...have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the head of the table ; a piece of roast beef adorns the foot ; and a dish of beans, or greens, almost imperceptible, decorafes the centre. When the cook has a mind to cut a figure, which, I presume, will be the case... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 1194 strani
...have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the head of the table : a piece of roast beef adorns the foot ; and a dish of beans or greens, almost...figure, which I presume will be the case to-morrow, \re have two beefsteak pios, or dishes of crabs, in addition, one on each side of the centre dish,... | |
 | National Institute for the Promotion of Science - 1857 - 92 strani
...the head of the table, a piece of roast beef adorns the foot, and a small dish of greens or beans, almost imperceptible, decorates the centre, when the cook has a mind to cut a figure ; and this I presume he will attempt to ao to-morrow. Of late, he had the surprising luck to discover... | |
 | E. Cecil - 1859 - 292 strani
...have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the head of the table. A piece of roast beef adorns the foot ; and a dish of beans or greens, almost...presume, will be the case to-morrow, — we have two beefsteakpies or dishes of crabs in addition, one on each side of the centre dish, dividing the space,... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 788 strani
...have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the head of the table ; a piece of roast beef adorns the foot ; and a dish of beans, or greens, almost imperceptible, decorates the center. When the cook has a mind to cut a figure, which I presume wiU be the case to-morrow, we have... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 794 strani
...have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the head of the table ; a piece of roast beef adorns the foot ; and a dish of beans, or greens, almost imperceptible, decorates the center. When the cook has a mind to cnt a figure, whirh I presume will be the case to-morrow, we have... | |
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