 | 1803 - 444 pages
...part, beingmade of iron or steel, and some of silver, but the latter are used only by gentles men. The reason of this, their curiosity, is because the Italian cannot by any means endure to have his dish touched with fingersseeing all men's fingers are not alike clean. Hereupon... | |
 | Women - 1822 - 634 pages
...farkes being for the most part, "made of yronn, steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is,...with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike tleane. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by this forked cutting of meate,... | |
 | David Hughson - London (England) - 1807 - 692 pages
...their forks for the most part being made of yrown, steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any means induce to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all mcns fingers are not alike clcane. Hereupon... | |
 | David Hughson - London (England) - 1807 - 696 pages
...of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because tin: Italian cannot by any means indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all mens fingers are not alike clcane. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1811 - 574 pages
...farkes being for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of ' silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because ' the Italian cannot by any incancs indure to have his dish touched with finirorj, seeing all ' mens fingers are not alike cleane.... | |
 | Johann Beckmann - Discoveries in science - 1814 - 708 pages
...forkes being for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by Gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any meanes indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not Mike cleane.... | |
 | English literature - 1816 - 692 pages
...forkes being for the most part made of yron or iteele, aud tome of siluer, hut those are vsed only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any meanes indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seing all mens fingers are not alike cleane. Hereupon... | |
 | Johann Beckmann - 1817 - 552 pages
...forkes being for the most part made of yron or sleele, and some of silver, but those are need only by Gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any meanes indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike cleane.... | |
 | 1830 - 604 pages
...those are used only hy gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, hecause the Italian cannot hy any means indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all mens fingers are not alike cleane. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion hy... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - England - 1819 - 174 pages
...their forkes, for the most part being made of yron, steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen* The reason of this, their curiosity...fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike cleane. Here upon, I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion, by this forked cutting of in cut o,... | |
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The reason of this, their curiosity, is, because the Italian cannot by any means endure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean. 
