| 1807 - 856 páginas
...the host and hostess stand" up, paying unremitted attention to every thing' anil take no food till the company are satisfied ; that in case of any deficiency it may fall upon them. A bed made of rushes, anil covered with a coarse kind of cloth manufactured in the country, called... | |
| 1806 - 816 páginas
...guests, the host and hostess stand" up, paying unremitted auention to everv thing. and take no food till the company are satisfied ; that in case of any deficiency it may fall apon them. A bed made of rushes, and covered with a coarse kind of cloth manu- ' faclured in the countrv,... | |
| Peter Roberts - 1815 - 398 páginas
...family take every care of the guests, the host and hostess continue standing, and paying unremitted attention to every thing, and take no food till all the company is satisfied, that in case of any deficiency it may fall upon themselves. A bed made of rushes, and... | |
| Giraldus (Cambrensis.) - 1863 - 550 páginas
..."While the family is engaged in waiting on the guests, the host and hostess stand up, paying unremitting attention to every thing, and take no food till all...; that in case of any deficiency, it may fall upon them. A bed made of rushes, and covered with a coarse kind of cloth manufactured in the country, called... | |
| M. J. Guest - 1879 - 700 páginas
...were eating the host and hostess stood up, " paying unremitting attention to everything, and taking no food till all the company are satisfied, that in case of any deficiency it may fall upon them." They also took great pains to amuse their visitors with witty conversation and jokes, to make... | |
| Montague John Guest - 1894 - 656 páginas
...were eating, the host and hostess stood up, " paying unremitting attention to everything, and taking no food till all the company are satisfied, that in case of any deficiency it may fall upon them." They also took great pains to amuse their visitors with witty conversation and jokes. The archdeacon... | |
| Howard Maynadier - 1907 - 480 páginas
...engaged in waiting on the guests, the host and hostess stand up, pay unremitting attention to everything, and take no food till all the company are satisfied...; that in case of any deficiency it may fall upon them. A bed made of rushes and covered with a coarse kind of cloth ... is then placed along the side... | |
| Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London, England) - 1916 - 636 páginas
...in waiting on the guests the host and hostess stand up, paying unremitting attention to everything and take no food till all the company are satisfied, that in case of any deficiency, it may fall upon them." AMUSEMENTS AND OCCUPATIONS. The way in which the day was spent by the Welsh depended very much,... | |
| Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London, England) - 1916 - 282 páginas
...in waiting on the guests the host and hostess stand up, paying unremitting attention to everything and take no food till all the company are satisfied, that in case of any deficiency, it may fall upon them." AMUSEMENTS AND OCCUPATIONS. The way in which the day was spent by the Welsh depended very much,... | |
| Robert Humphrey Davies - 1916 - 474 páginas
...engaged in waiting on guests, the host and hostess stand up, paving; unremitting attention to everyone, and take no food till all the company are satisfied, that in case of deficiency it may fall on themselves. They make use of three musical instruments, the harp, the pipe... | |
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