 ... to be sure, if I said so, it was so — Dined in town ; egad, now I do remember, I did dine in town ; but I dined in the country too, for you must know, my boys, I eat two dinners. By the bye I am grown as nice as the devil in my eating.  The Citizen of the World - Page 225by Oliver Goldsmith - 1891 - 556 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1799 - 334 pages
...as the devil in my eating. I'll tell you a ' p'leafant affair about that ; we were a felect * party to .dine at lady Grogram's, an affected * piece, but let it go no farther ; a fecret : * well fays I, I'll hold a thoufand guineas, and 164. ESSAYS, No. 17. ' fay done... | |
 | English literature - 1804 - 286 pages
...am grown as nice as the devil in my eating. " I will tell you a pleasant affair about that , we <4 were a select party of us to dine at Lady Grogram's, " an affected piece ; but let it go no farther ; a se" cret : well there happened to be no assafatida in " the sauce to a turkey; upon which,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 522 pages
...dinners. By the bye, I am grown as nice as the Devil in my eating. I'll tell you a pleasant affair about that : We were a select party of us to dine at Lady Grogram's, an affected piece, but let it go no farther; a secret : well, there happened to be no asafcetida in the sauce to a turkey, upon which,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 462 pages
...dinners. By the by, I am grown as nice as the devil in my eating. Fll tell you a pleasant affair about that : We were a select party of us to dine at Lady Grogram's, an affected piece, but let it go no farther ; a secret : well, there happened to be no asafoztida in the sauce to a turkey, upon which,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...By the bye, I am 'grown as nice as the devil in my eating. I will tell you a pleasant affair about that : we were a select party of us to dine at Lady Grogram's, an affected piece, bnt let it go no farther; a secret : Well, says I, I will hold a thousand guineas, and say Done first,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...dinners. By the bye, [ am grown as nice as the devil in my eating. I will tell you a pleasant affair about that : we were a select party of us to dine at Lady Grogram's, an affected piece, but let it go no farther ; a secret ; Well, says I, I will hold a thousand guineas, and say Done first, that — But,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 500 pages
...dinners. By the by, I am grown as nice as the devil in my eating. I'll tell you a pleasant affair about that : we were a select party of us to dine at Lady Grogram's, an affected piece, but let it go no farther ; a secret : well, there happened to be no asafoetida in the sauce to a turkey, upon which,... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...the bye, I am gru»n as nice as the dejil in my eating. I'll tell jou» pleasant affair nhoutthat: we were a select party of us to dine at lady Grogram's, an affected piece, Lui let it go no taithcr; a secret. Well, ?ays 1,111 hold a thousand guineas, and say done first, that... | |
 | Fiction - 1827 - 446 pages
...dinners. By the bye, I am grown as nice as the devil in my eating. I'll tell you a pleasant affair about that : we were a select party of us to dine at lady Grogram's, an affected piece, but let it go no farther ; a secret : Well, says I, I'll hold a thousand guineas, and say done first, that — But,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...I eat two dinners. By the bye, I am grown nice in my eating. I'll tell you à pleasant affair about d carriers, besides, must have been employed in transporting,...workmen to others, who often live in a very distan Jio aesafcetida iu the sauce to turkey, irpon which, says I, "I '11 hold a thousand guineas, and say... | |
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