Lane; in whose house there was oftentimes six oxen eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat: for he that had any acquaintance in that house might have there so much of sodden and roast meat as he could prick and carry upon a long dagger. Works - Page 170by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1884Full view - About this book
| 1838
...countries wherein he sojourned or lay ; and when he came to London he hspt such a house that six oxen were eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat, for who that had any acquaintance in that house ho had as much sod and roast as he might carry upon... | |
| John Lingard - 1825 - 502 pages
...account of his hospitality. " When he came to London, he held such an house, " that »tx oxen were eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full " of his meat; for who that had any acquaintance in that house, " he should have had as much sodden (boiled) and roast,... | |
| J. S. Forsyth - 1825 - 430 pages
...wherever he sojourned a day ; and when he came to London, he held such a house, that six oxen were eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat." The Earls of Douglas, in Scotland, before the fall of that great family, rivalled, or rather exceeded,... | |
| 1843 - 854 pages
...'When he сяте to London,' says Stow, in his Chronicle, 'he held such an house that six oxen were eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat ; for who that had any acquaintance in that house he should have had as much sodden and roast as he... | |
| Robert Southey - 1833 - 410 pages
...wherever he sojourned or lay ; and when he came to London, he held such an house that six oxen were eaten at a breakfast ; and every tavern was full of his meat, for who that had any ac. quaintancc in that house, he should have as much sod and roast as he might... | |
| 740 pages
...in all places wherever he went ; and when he came to London he kept such a house, that six oxen were eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat." The pomp of feasting in England appears to have reached its climax, during the reigns of Henry the... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1839 - 932 pages
...wealth. •' When he came to London, '' nays old Stow, " he held such an house, that six oxen weie eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat; for he who had any acquaintance in that house, he should have had aa much bailed and roast as he might... | |
| James Orange - 1840 - 542 pages
...Warwick was as boundless as his wealth ; Stowe informs us, " that when he came to London, six oxen were eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat, for he who had any acquaintance there had as much meat, roasted or boiled, as he might carry on a long... | |
| John Stow - 1842 - 252 pages
...staves before and behind, and was lodged in Warwicke lane ; in whose house there was oftentimes six oxen eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat ; for he that had any acquaintance in that house, might have there so much of sodden and roast meat... | |
| James Thorne - 1845 - 514 pages
...staffs, both before and behind ; and were lodged in Warwick-lane : in whose house six oxen were oft eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat ; for who that had any acquaintance in that house, he should have had as much sodden and roast as he... | |
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