 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1794 - 610 pages
...of milk, prided into a hard mafs and faked. This had fo rank a fmell, that perfons of weak ftotnachs often could not bear to come near it. For drink, they made great ufe of the water in which certain dry leaves had been deeped. Thefe leaves, I was told, came from a... | |
 | John Aikin - Children's literature - 1839 - 308 pages
...could get it ; and ate the leaves and other parts of a variety of vegetables growing in the country, some absolutely raw, others variously prepared by...could not bear to come near it. For drink they made use of the water in which certain dry leaves had been steeped. These leaves, I was told, came from... | |
 | Graduated series - 1860 - 264 pages
...could get it ; and ate the leaves and other parts of a variety of vegetables growing in the country, some absolutely raw, others variously prepared by...to come near it. For drink, they made great use of water in which certain dry leaves had been steeped. These leaves, I was told, came from a great distance.... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1864 - 200 pages
...could get it ; and ate the leaves and other parts of a variety of vegetables growing in the country, some absolutely raw, others variously prepared by...to come near it. For drink, they made great use of water in which certain dry leaves had been steeped. These leaves, I was told, were brought from a great... | |
 | George Watson (publisher.) - 1864 - 238 pages
...could get it; and ate the leaves and other parts of a variety of vegetables growing in the country, some absolutely raw, others variously prepared by...to come near it. For drink, they made great use of water in which certain dry leaves had been steeped. These leaves I was told, came from a great distance.... | |
 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1866 - 280 pages
...other parts of different kinds of vegetables growing in the country — some absolutely raw, and others prepared by the aid of fire. Another great article...water in which certain dry leaves had been steeped. It was extremely bitter to the taste, and had the curious property of driving away sleep for a time.... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1866 - 202 pages
...could get it ; and ate the leaves and other parts of a variety of vegetables growing in the country, some absolutely raw, others variously prepared by...persons of weak stomachs often could not bear to come hear it. For drink, they made great use of water in which certain dry leaves had been steeped. These... | |
 | John Aikin - 1868 - 384 pages
...could get it; and ate the leaves and other parts of a variety of vegetables growing in the country, some absolutely raw, others variously prepared by...was the curd of milk, pressed into a hard mass and Baited. This had so rank a smell, that persons of weak stomachs often could not bear to come near it.... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1870 - 170 pages
...could get it ; and ate the leaves and other parts of a variety of vegetables growing in the country, some absolutely raw, others variously prepared by...certain dry leaves had been steeped. These leaves, L was told, came from a great distance. They had likewise a method of preparing a grass-like plant... | |
 | Charles Bilton - 1870 - 208 pages
...kinds of vegetables growing in the country, some absolutely raw, others prepared in many different ways by the aid of fire. Another great article of food...leaves had been steeped. These leaves, I was told, were brought from a great distance. They had also a method of preparing a liquor from the seeds of... | |
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D some absolutely raw, , others variously prepared by the aid of fire. Another great article of food was the curd of milk, pressed into a hard mass and salted. This had so rank a smell, that persons of weak stomachs often could not bear to come near it.... 
