 unwieldy bulk from inn to inn. When he first came to London he used to dine " with very good company " at the Pine-apple, in New Street. " It used to cost the rest a shilling, for they drank wine ; but I had a cut of meat for sixpence, and bread for a...  Littell's Living Age - Page 4881891Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...son. of them had travelled. They expected to meet every day; but did not know one another's names. It used to cost the rest a shilling, for they drank...for a penny, and gave the waiter a penny; so that I was quite well served, nay, better than the rest, for they gave the waiter nothing 1 .' He at this... | |
 | John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 768 pages
...very well for eight-pe.nce, with very good company, at the Pine Apple, in New Street, just by; but it used to cost the rest a shilling, for they drank wine. I had a cut of meat for si¿c-pence, and bread for a penny, and gave the waiter a penny, so that I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...Several of them had travelled. They expected to meet everyday; but did not know one another's names. It used to cost the rest a shilling, for they drank...for a penny, and gave the waiter a penny ; so that I was quite well served, nay, better than the rest, for they gave the waiter nothing." He at this time,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...of them had travelled. They expected to meet everyday; but did not know one another's names. It nsed to cost the rest a shilling, for they drank wine ;...for a penny, and gave the waiter a penny ; so that I was quite well served, nay, better than the rest, for they gave the waiter nothing." He at this time,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 388 pages
...Several of them had travelled. They expected to meet every day; but did not know one another's names. It used to cost the rest a shilling, for they drank...for a penny, and gave the waiter a penny; so that I was quite well served, nay, better than the rest, for they gave the waiter nothing." He at this time,... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 372 pages
...Several of them had travelled: they expected to meet every day, but did not know one another's names. It used to cost the rest a shilling, for they drank...for a penny, and gave the waiter a penny; so that I was quite well served, nay, better than the rest, for they gave the waiter nothing How Johnson employed... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 394 pages
...Several of them had travelled. They expected to meet every day; but did not know one another's names. It used to cost the rest a shilling, for they drank...for a penny, and gave the waiter a penny; so that I was quite well served, nay, better than the rest, for they gave the waiter nothing." He at this time,... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 508 pages
...Several of them had travelled. They expected to meet every day; but did not know one another's names. It used to cost the rest a shilling, for they drank...sixpence, and bread for a penny, and gave the waiter a 8 One curious anecdote was communicated by himself to Mr. John Nichols. Mr. Wilcox, the bookseller,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...Several of them had travelled. They expected to meet every day; but did not know one another's names. It used to cost the rest a shilling, for they drank...sixpence, and bread for a penny, and gave the waiter a • * One curious anecdote was communicated by himself to Mr. John Nichols. Mr. Wilcox, the bookseller,... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1826 - 478 pages
...Several of them had travelled. They expected to meet every day; but did not know one another's names. It used to cost the rest a shilling, for they drank...for a penny, and gave the waiter a penny; so that I was quite well served, nay, better than the rest, for they gave the waiter nothing." He at this time,... | |
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