 | 1820 - 876 pagina’s
...large lump directly over the tea table, by a string from the ceiling, so that it could be swung from mouth to mouth —an ingenious expedient, which is...prevails without exception in Communipaw, Bergen, Flat- Hush, and all our uncontaminated Dutch villages. •• At these primitive tea-parties the utmost... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 302 pagina’s
...large lump directly over the tea table, by a string from the ceiling, so that it could be swung from mouth to mouth — an ingenious expedient, which is...hoyden chattering and romping of young ones —no self satisfied struttings of wealthy gentlemen, with their brains in their pockets — nor amusing... | |
 | 1820 - 490 pagina’s
...large lump directly over the tea table, by a string from the ceiling, so that it could be swung from mouth to mouth — an ingenious expedient, which is...but which prevails without exception in Communipaw, Burgen, Flat- Bush, and all our uncontaminated Dutch villages. 'At these primitive tea-parties the... | |
 | 1820 - 730 pagina’s
...large lump directly over the tea table, by a string from the ceiling, so that it could be swung from mouth to mouth — an ingenious expedient, which is...in Albany ; but which prevails without exception in Conimunipaw, Bergen, Flat-Bush, and all our uncontaminated Dutch villages. " At these primitive tea-parties... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 pagina’s
...large lump directly over the tea-table, by a string from the ceiling, so that it could be swung from mouth to mouth — an ingenious expedient, which is...and dignity of deportment prevailed. No flirting nor coquetting—no gambling of old ladies, nor hoyden chattering and romping of young ones — no self-satisfied... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pagina’s
...large lump directly over the tea-table by a string from the cieling, so that it could be swung from mouth to mouth — an ingenious expedient, which is...Albany, but which prevails, without exception, in Conununipaw, Bergen, Flat Bush, and all our uncontaininaUxl Dutch villages. " At these primitive tea-parties,... | |
 | George Lockhart - 1824 - 870 pagina’s
...large lump directly over the tea table, by a string from the ceiling, so that it could be swung from mouth to mouth — an ingenious expedient, which is...exception in Communipaw, Bergen, Flat-Bush, and all our uncontamiuated Dutch villages. At these primitive tea parties the utmost propriety and dignity of deportment... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 318 pagina’s
...large lump directly over the tea table, by a string fro;n the ceiling, so that it could be swung from mouth to mouth — an ingenious expedient, which is...exception in Communipaw, Bergen, Flat-Bush, and all our uncontalninatcd Dutch villages. At these primitive tea-parties the utmost propriety and dignity of... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1825 - 356 pagina’s
...large lump directly over the tea table, by a string from the ceiling, so that it could be swung from mouth to mouth — an ingenious expedient, which is...uncontaminated Dutch villages. At these primitive tea parties the utmost propriety and dignity of deportment prevailed. No flirting nor coquetting—no... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1826 - 452 pagina’s
...the ceiling, so that it could be swung from mouth to mouth — an ingenious expedient which is»still kept up by some families in Albany ; but which prevails...Flat-Bush, and all our uncontaminated Dutch villages. OF EATING SUGAR. 189 At these primitive tea-parties the utmost i iopriety and dignity of deportment... | |
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... sugar was laid beside each cup — and the company alternately nibbled and sipped with great decorum, until an improvement was introduced by a shrewd and economic old lady, which was to suspend a large lump directly over the... 
