The Quarterly Review, Volume 59J. Murray, 1837 |
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Page 427
... dinner parties are of rare occurrence , except in the capitals and amongst the highest class , whose habits and manners are nearly the same all over Europe . But dinner- parties are now quite common in France , and an infinity of rules ...
... dinner parties are of rare occurrence , except in the capitals and amongst the highest class , whose habits and manners are nearly the same all over Europe . But dinner- parties are now quite common in France , and an infinity of rules ...
Page 428
... dinner ; this , we should fancy , must completely frustrate all that pretty delicate manoeuvring which forms a leading attraction of a dinner - party . In our opinion Mezentius's favourite mode of punishment was a trifle compared with ...
... dinner ; this , we should fancy , must completely frustrate all that pretty delicate manoeuvring which forms a leading attraction of a dinner - party . In our opinion Mezentius's favourite mode of punishment was a trifle compared with ...
Page 430
... dinner - hour is generally one . In Italy , it is five ; in Paris , six ; in London , half - past seven or eight . It is the custom to rail in good set terms against the prevalent fashion in this particular ; but with little reason ...
... dinner - hour is generally one . In Italy , it is five ; in Paris , six ; in London , half - past seven or eight . It is the custom to rail in good set terms against the prevalent fashion in this particular ; but with little reason ...
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Sermons to a Country Congregation By Augustus Wil | 33 |
A Treatise on the Law of Adulterine Bastardy with | 48 |
El Teatro Español ó Coleccion de Dramas escogidas | 62 |
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