America Through British EyesAllan Nevins Oxford University Press, 1948 - 530 páginas |
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Página 134
... dinner ; ladies rarely exceed one glass , and the majority of females never take any . In fact , the hard drinking , so universally acknowledged , does not take place at jovial dinners , but , to speak plain English , in solitary dram ...
... dinner ; ladies rarely exceed one glass , and the majority of females never take any . In fact , the hard drinking , so universally acknowledged , does not take place at jovial dinners , but , to speak plain English , in solitary dram ...
Página 148
... dinner , and had committed the ordering of the arrangements to a gentleman of their mess , advising him to engage a French cook in order to ensure a good dinner . The gentleman engaged a Frenchman , concluding he must be a cook , which ...
... dinner , and had committed the ordering of the arrangements to a gentleman of their mess , advising him to engage a French cook in order to ensure a good dinner . The gentleman engaged a Frenchman , concluding he must be a cook , which ...
Página 268
... dinner , ' as it is called , of the President was not remark- able for ostentation . No liveried servants , no Persic splendor of ancient plate , or chefs d'œuvre of art , glittered round the board . Vases of flowers decorated the table ...
... dinner , ' as it is called , of the President was not remark- able for ostentation . No liveried servants , no Persic splendor of ancient plate , or chefs d'œuvre of art , glittered round the board . Vases of flowers decorated the table ...
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The Three Chief American Cities in 1794 by Henry Wansey | 36 |
Sundry Observations upon American Manners by John Melish | 48 |
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