 | Robert Maynard Leonard - English literature - 1912 - 788 pages
...for the most part made of iron or steel, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is because the...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, not only... | |
 | History - 1915 - 522 pages
...for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by Gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any means indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seing afl mens fingers are not alike cleane. Hereupon... | |
 | Sir Thomas Graham Jackson - Umbria - 1916 - 266 pages
...of forks in Italy. "This form of feeding," he says, "I understand is generally used in all places in Italy. The reason of this their curiosity is because...fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean." In England the practice was to hold the meat in the left hand, and cut with the knife in the right.... | |
 | Sir Sidney Lee, Charles Talbut Onions - Anniversaries - 1916 - 724 pages
...for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by Gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any meanes endure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all mens fingers are not alike cleane.... | |
 | Edwin Lillie Miller - Authors, English - 1917 - 690 pages
...instance, in Italy he discovered forks, which apparently he had not seen before, and of which he says: " The Italian cannot by any means endure to have his...fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion." His remarks on fried frogs, on women... | |
 | English language - 1919 - 320 pages
...for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by Gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any means indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing that all mens fingers are not alike cleane. Hereupon... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1919 - 332 pages
...for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by Gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any means indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing that all mens fingers are not alike cleane. Hereupon... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 464 pages
...being for the most part made of iron, steel, and some of alrer, but those are used only by gentlesea. The reason of this their curiosity is because the Italian cannot by any means wdare to have his dish touched with finftn, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean. Herenpon... | |
 | James Spottiswoode Taylor - Literature and medicine - 1922 - 318 pages
...for the most part made of iron or steel, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any means endure to have this dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean. Hereupon I myself thought... | |
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This form of feeding I understand is generally used in all places of Italy, their forks being for the most part made of iron or steel, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian... 
