| Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 524 Seiten
...so handled still the matter, They came as good as ours, or better, Just in the nick the cook knocked thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey ; Each serving-man, with dish in hand, Marched boldly up, like our trained band, Presented, and away. When... | |
| Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 528 Seiten
...matter, They came as good as ours, or better, And are not spent a whit. Just in the nick the cook knocked thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey; Each serving-man, with dish in hand, Marched boldly up, like our trained band, Presented, and away. When... | |
| Washington Irving - 1881 - 970 Seiten
...up of the dinner. The squire kept up old customs in kitchen as well as hall ; and the rolling-pin, struck upon the dresser by the cook, summoned the servants to carry in the meats. Just in tliis nick the cook knock'd thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey ; Each serving... | |
| George Gilfillan - 1881 - 744 Seiten
...of the kitchen 's great, For it is fit that men should eat ; Nor was it there denied. 15 Just in the nick the cook knock'd thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey; Each serving-man with dish in hand, March'd boldly up, like our train'd band, Presented and away. 16 When... | |
| Lounger in society the pseud - 1881 - 374 Seiten
...great, For it is fit that men should eat ; Nor was it there denied. 'Just in the nick, the cook knocked thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey ; Each serving-man, with dish in hand, Marched boldly up, like one trained band, Presented, and away. ' When... | |
| Thomas Hughes - 1882 - 220 Seiten
...up of the dinner. The Squire kept up old customs in kitchen as well as hall ; and the rolling-pin, struck upon the dresser by the cook, summoned the...man, with dish in hand, March'd boldly up, like our train-band, Presented and away.* The dinner was served up in the great hall, where the Squire always... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 Seiten
...up of the dinner. The squire kept up old customs in kitchen as well as hall ; and the rolling-pin, struck upon the dresser by the cook, summoned the...summons did obey ; Each serving man, with dish In hand, Uurdi'il boldly up, like our train band, Presented, and away.* • Sir John Suckling. The dinner was... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1882 - 524 Seiten
...so handled still the matter, They came as good as ours, or better, Just in the nick the cook knocked thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey; Each serving-man, with dish in hand, Marched boldly up, like our trained band, Presented, and away. When... | |
| William James Linton - 1883 - 300 Seiten
...business of the kitchen 's great, For it is fit that men should eat ; Nor was it there denied. Just in the nick the cook knock'd thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey ; Each serving-man with dish in hand March'd boldly up, like our train'd band, Presented, and away. When all... | |
| Wm. J. Linton - 1883 - 294 Seiten
...business of the kitchen 's great, For it is fit that men should eat ; Nor was it there denied. Just in the nick the cook knock'd thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey ; Each serving-man with dish in hand March'd boldly up, like our train'd band, Presented, and away. When all... | |
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