 | 1787 - 668 pagina’s
...repeats, " I delight to fprinkle jiiy body with precious perfumes, and crown my head with rofes." ' About noon the table is prepared, and the viands brought,...cooked with poultry, and highly feafoned with fpice and f.ifTron. Round this are hafhed meats, pigeons, Huffed cucumber?, delicious melons, and fruits. The... | |
 | 1787 - 672 pagina’s
...inceffantly repeats, " I delight to fprinkle my body with precious perfumes, and crown my head wuh roles." ' About noon the table is prepared, and the viands brought,...great plenty. In the centre is a mountain of rice conked with, poultry, and highly fcafoned with fpice and fafTYon. Round this are haflitv.i meats, pigeons,... | |
 | John Adams - 1792 - 382 pagina’s
...repeats, "I delight to fprinkle my body with precious perfumes, and crown my head with rofes." *vn?v. About noon the table is prepared, and the viands brought...though not great variety, there is great plenty. In the center is a mountain of rice cooked with poultry, and highly feafoned with fpicc and faffron. Round... | |
 | Thomas Smith - 1803 - 330 pagina’s
...coffee, seta perfume brasier in the middle of the chamber, and afterward present sweetmeats and sherbet. About noon the table is prepared, and the viands brought in a large tray ot tinned copper: and though in no great variety, yet always. in great plenty. In the centre is a mountain... | |
 | Thomas Smith - 1803 - 298 pagina’s
...coffee, set a perfume brasier in the middle of the chamber, and afterward present sweetmeats and sherbet. About noon the table is prepared, and the viands brought in a large tray of tinned copper: and though in no great variety, yet always in great plenty. In the centre i-= a mountain of rice, cooked with... | |
 | John Adams - 1816 - 346 pagina’s
...repeats, *• I delight to sprinkle my body with precious perfumes, and crown my head with roses." About noon the table is prepared, and the viands brought in a large Iray of tinned copper ; and (hough not great variety, there is great plenty. In the centre is a mountain... | |
 | Lucy Sarah Atkins Wilson - 1821 - 292 pagina’s
...ceremony, the guests are permitted to retire. About noon the table is prepared, and the refreshments are brought in a large tray of tinned copper, and, though...great variety, there is great plenty. In the centre is generally a dish of rice, cooked with poultry, and highly flavoured with spice and saffron. Round this... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1823 - 512 pagina’s
...rose-water on the head and hands. This is the last ceremony, and the guests are then permitted to retire. About noon the table is prepared, and the viands brought...a mountain of rice cooked with poultry, and highly seasoned with spice and saffron. Round these are hashed meats, pigeons, stuffed cucumbers, delicious... | |
 | Sarah Atkins - 1824 - 280 pagina’s
...ceremony, the guests are permitted to retire About noon the table is prepared, and the refreshments are brought in a large tray of tinned copper, and, though...great variety, there is great plenty. In the centre is generally a dish of rice, cooked with poultry, and highly flavoured with spice and saffron. Round this... | |
 | Lucy Sarah Atkins Wilson - 1825 - 282 pagina’s
...ceremony, the guests are permitted to retire. About noon the table is prepared, and the refreshments are brought in a large tray of tinned copper, and, though...great variety, there is great plenty. In the centre is generally a dish of rice, cooked with poultry, and highly flavoured with spice and saffron. Round this... | |
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About noon the table is prepared, and the viands brought in a large tray of tinned copper; -and though not great variety, there is great plenty. In the centre is a mountain of rice cooked with poultry, and highly seasoned with spice and saffron. 