| 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... | |
| 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.... | |
| George Ellis - 1790 - 346 pages
...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,... | |
| English poets - 1801 - 488 pages
...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...man, 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 or teeth... | |
| George Ellis - 1803 - 476 pages
...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...man, with dish in hand, March'd boldly up, like our train'd band, Presented, and away. When all the meat was on the taEle, What man of knife or teeth was... | |
| 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... | |
| Philip Massinger - 1813 - 616 pages
...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 waiters in a trice " His summons did obey ; " Each serving-man, with dish in hand, *' March'd boldly up, like our traia'd band, . «' Presented, and away.*... | |
| English plays - 1815 - 454 pages
...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... | |
| Charles Wentworth Dilke - 1815 - 446 pages
...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... | |
| Charles Wentworth Dilke - 1816 - 448 pages
...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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