 Empress's jewels, though very fine, would look very mean near hers. She gave me a dinner of fifty dishes of meat, which (after their fashion) were placed on the table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table answered...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 211763Full view - About this book
 | Mary Wortley Montagu - 1779 - 328 pages
...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 hafts fet with diamonds. But the piece of luxury which grieved my eyes, was the table cloth and nap kins, which were all tiffany... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1784 - 284 pages
...hers. She gave me a dinner of fifty difhes of meat, which (after their fafhion) were placed on the table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious....were of gold, and the hafts fet with diamonds. But the piece of luxury which grieved my eyes, was the table cloth and napkins, tins, which were all tiffany... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1790 - 404 pages
...gave me a dinner of fifty difhcs of meat, which (after their fafhion) were placed on the table hut one at a time and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence...were of gold, and the hafts fet with diamonds. But the piece of luxury which grieved my eyes, was the table-cloth and napkins, which were all tiffany,... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1794 - 300 pages
...near hers. She gave me a dinner of fifty diHes of meat, which (after their fafhion) were placed on the table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table anfwercd very well to that of her drefs. The knives were of gold, and the hafts fet with diamonds.... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 458 pages
...hers. She gave me a dinner of fifty dishes of meat, which (after their fashion) were placed on the table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table answered very well to that of her dress. The knives weir* of gdld, and the hafts set with diamonds.... | |
 | 1810 - 472 pages
...She gave me a dinner of fifty dishes of meat, which (after their fashion) were placed on the table one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table answered very well to that of her dress. The knives were of gold, and the hafts set with diamonds.... | |
 | Mary Wortley Montagu - Authors, English - 1816 - 374 pages
...hers. She gave me a dinner of fifty dishes of HUM!, which (after their fashion) were placed on the table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table answered very well to that of her dress. The knives were of gold, and the hafts set with diamonds.... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 396 pages
...hers. She gave me a dinner of fifty dishes of meat, which (after their fashion) were placed on the table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table answered very well to that of her dress. The knives were of gold, and the hafts set with diamonds.... | |
 | lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1825 - 352 pages
...hers. She gave me a dinner of fifty dishes of meat, which (after their fashion) were placed on the table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table answered very well to that of her dress. The knives were of gold, and the hafts set with diamonds.... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Authors, English - 1837 - 470 pages
...hers. She gave me a dinner of fifty dishes of meat, which (after their fashion) were placed on the table but one at a time, and was extremely tedious. But the magnificence of her table answered very well to that of her dress. The knives were of gold, and the hafts set with diamonds.... | |
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