 | 1763 - 648 σελίδες
...(he table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table anfwered very well to that of her drefs. The knives were of gold, and the hafts fet with diamonds. But ths piece of luxury which giieved my eyes, was the table-cloth and napkins, which were all trffany... | |
 | Mary Wortley Montagu - 1779 - 328 σελίδες
...a time, and was extremely te( iit ) dious. But the magnificence of her table anfwered very well ro that of her drefs. The knives were of gold, and the...the piece of luxury which grieved my eyes, was the table cloth and nap kins, which were all tiffany embroidered with lilk and gold, in the fineft manner,... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1784 - 284 σελίδες
...the table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table anfwered very well to that of her drefs. The knives were of...the piece of luxury which grieved my eyes, was the table cloth and napkins, tins, which were all tiffany embroidered with /ilk and gold, in the fined... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1790 - 404 σελίδες
...on the table hut one at a time and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table anfwered very well to that of her drefs. The knives were of...fineft manner, in natural flowers. It was with the the utmoft regret that I made ufe of th\fe coftly napkins, which were as finely wrought as the fineft... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1796 - 468 σελίδες
...magmficence of her table answered very well to that of her dress. The knives were ot g*ld, and the hafts set with diamonds. But the piece of luxury which grieved my eyes , was the table cloth and napkins , which were .all tiffany embroidered with silk and gold, in the finest manner,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 458 σελίδες
...magnificence of her table answered very well to that of her dress. The knives weir* of gdld, and the hafts set with diamonds. But the piece of luxury which grieved my eyes was the table-clofh and nap. kins, which were all tiffany, embroidered with silt and gold, in the finest manner,... | |
 | 1810 - 472 σελίδες
...magnificence of her table answered very well to that of her dress. The knives were of gold, and the hafts set with diamonds. But the piece of luxury, which grieved...and napkins, which were all tiffany embroidered with silk and gold, in the finest manner, in natural flowers". It was with the utmost regret that I made... | |
 | Mary Wortley Montagu - 1816 - 374 σελίδες
...magnificence of her table answered very well to that of her dress. The knives were of gold, and the hafts set with diamonds. But the piece of luxury which grieved my eyes was the table cloth and napkins, which were all tiffany, embroidered with silk and gold, in the finest manner,... | |
 | 1821 - 396 σελίδες
...magnificence of her table answered very well to that of her dress. The knives were of gold, and the hafts set with diamonds. But the piece of luxury which grieved...napkins, which were all tiffany, embroidered with silk and gold, in the finest manner, in natural flowers. It was with the utmost regret that I made... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1897 - 610 σελίδες
...sherbet was served in china bowls, but the covers and salvers massy gold. But the piece of luxury that grieved my eyes was the tablecloth and napkins, which were all tiffany, embroidered with silks and gold, in the finest manner, in natural flowers. It was with the utmost regret that I made... | |
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... and gold, in the finest manner, in natural flowers. It was with the utmost regret that I made use of these costly napkins, which were as finely wrought as the finest handkerchiefs that ever came out of this country. 
