 | John Holland - 1853 - 438 pagina’s
...by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any means endure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by the forked cutting of meat;... | |
 | Chambers's journal - 1856 - 432 pagina’s
...the reason of this curiosity is,' he goes on to say, 'because the Italian cannot by any means endure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean.' Very right, too, thought Thomas. So, when he got back again to the White Cliffs, and was set... | |
 | Edmund Fillingham King - 1859 - 360 pagina’s
...forkes being for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of siluer ; but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is,...with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by this forked cutting of meate,... | |
 | John Nassau Simpkinson - 1860 - 448 pagina’s
...manners; insomuch that for his error he shall be at the least browbeaten, if not reprehended in wordes. The reason of this their curiosity is because the...fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike cleane."* This singular custom Lord Spencer now introduced to his guests, having brought down from London for... | |
 | John Nassau Simpkinson - 1860 - 442 pagina’s
...manners; insomuch that for his error he shall be at the least browbeaten, if not reprehended in wordes. The reason of this their curiosity is because the...fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike cleane." * This singular custom Lord Spencer now introduced to his guests, having brought down from London for... | |
 | John Ramsay McCulloch - 1862 - 432 pagina’s
...their forkes being for the most part made of yron or Bteele, and some of siluer, but those vsed only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is,...means indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seing all mens fingers are not alike cleane. Hereupon I my self thought good to imitate the Italian... | |
 | 1867 - 522 pagina’s
...by gentlemen. The reason ot this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any mean* endure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by this forked cutting of meat,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1867 - 526 pagina’s
...by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because tho Italian cannot by any means endure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean. Hereupon I myself .-„ quipped __. frequent using of my fork, by a certain learned gentleman,... | |
 | George Philip Rigney Pulman - 1870 - 298 pagina’s
...their forks being for the most part made of iron or steel, and some of silver, but these are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any means endure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean. Hereupon... | |
 | Henry Thomas Buckle - 1872 - 724 pagina’s
...forkes being for the most part made of iron or steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is...by any means indure to have his dish touched with fiugers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike cleane. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the... | |
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The reason of this, their curiosity, is, because the Italian cannot by any means endure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean. 
