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" 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. "
The Journal of an Exile ... - Page 81
by Thomas Alexander Boswell - 1825
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The Works of Sir John Suckling: Containing His Poems, Letters and Plays

Sir John Suckling - 1709 - 392 pages
...Bus'nefs of the Kitchin's great, For it is fit that Men fhou'd eat ; Nor was it there deny'd. Juft in the nick the Cook knock'd thrice, And all the Waiters in a trice His Summons did obey, . /.. Each ferving-Man with Difh in Hand, March'd boldly up, like our train'd Band, Prefented and away. When all...
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The First Part of Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New Translations ...

John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...Bus'nefsof the Kitchin's great, For it is fit that Men fltould eat ; Nor was it there deny'd. ] ut! in the nick the Cook knock'd thrice, And all the Waiters in a trice His Summons did obey. iEach ferving-Man with Dilh in Hand, March' d boldly up, like our train' d Band, Presented and away....
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Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 1

George Ellis - 1790 - 346 pages
...the youth fo oft the feat At night, as fome did it conceit, It would have fpoil'd him furely. Juft in the nick the cook knock'd thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His fummons did obey ; Each ferving man, with difh in hand, March'd boldly up, like our train'd band, Prefented,...
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Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which ..., Volume 3

English poets - 1801 - 488 pages
...bride. The 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...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed an ..., Volume 3

George Ellis - 1803 - 474 pages
...bride. The 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...
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pages
...did more favours to the duke'. rviH- than ever she bestowed on me. Just-in the nick; 11JC „„» And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey : Each "rvinr.maa, with dish in hand,. March d boldly up, like our train'd band, Presented, and awav. SnUu...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 6

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 802 pages
...business of the kitchen's great, For it is fit that men should eat. Nor was it there denied. Ju»t in the nick the cook knock'd thrice, And all the waiters...Each servingman with dish in hand, March'd boldly up like our train'd-band, Presented, and away. When all the meat was on the table, What man of knife,...
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Plays: The city madam. The guardian. A very woman. The bashful lover. The ...

Philip Massinger - 1813 - 616 pages
...When the dresser, the cook's drum, thunders, Come on1." See Vol. I. p. 166, And thus Suckling : " jnst in the nick the cook knock'd thrice, " And all the...serving-man, with dish in hand, *' March'd boldly up, like our traia'd band, . «' Presented, and away.* . 'fke, Wedding, That our passage may be free, and...
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May day, by George Chapman. Spanish gipsy; The changeling, by T. Middleton ...

Charles Wentworth Dilke - 1815 - 446 pages
...cook's drum, thunders, come on !" And thus Suckling, (as quoted by Mr. Gifford in " The Guardian:") " Just in the nick the cook knock'd thrice, And all the waiters in a trice Quint. Ancient Sirloin, a man of a goodly presence, and full of expectation, as your ancient ought...
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Old English plays [ed. by C. W. Dilke].

English plays - 1815 - 454 pages
...cook's drum, thunders, come on !" And thus Suckling, (as quoted by Mr. Gifford ia " The Guardian:") " Just in the nick the cook knock'd thrice, And all the waiters in a trice Quint. Ancient Sirloin, a man of a goodly presence, and full of expectation, as your ancient ought...
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