 At the end of all this ceremonial, a number of unmarried ladies appeared, who, with particular solemnity, lifted the meat off the table, and conveyed it into the Queen's inner and more private chamber, where, after she had chosen for herself, the rest...  Shakspere's England, Or, Sketches of Our Social History in the Reign of ... - Page 313by Walter Thornbury - 1856 - 840 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Richard Davey - London (England) - 1906 - 718 pages
...together. At the end of this ceremonial, a number of unmarried ladies appeared, who, with particular solemnity, lifted the meat off the table, and conveyed...with very few attendants : and it is very seldom that anybody, foreigner or native, is admitted at that time, and then only at the intercession of somebody... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - London (England) - 1907 - 566 pages
...appeared, who with particular solemnity lifted the meat from the table and conveyed it to the Queen s inner and more private chamber, where after she had chosen for herself, the next goes to the ladies of the court. "The queen dines and sups alone, with very few attendants; and... | |
 | Henry Thew Stephenson - England - 1910 - 564 pages
...together. At the end of all this ceremonial, a number of unmarried ladies appeared, who, with particular solemnity, lifted the meat off the table, and conveyed...herself, the rest goes to the ladies of the Court." It is interesting to set beside this a description of the more sociable kind of state dinner enjoyed... | |
 | Henry Thew Stephenson - England - 1910 - 568 pages
...together. At the end of all this ceremonial, a number of unmarried ladies appeared, who, with particular solemnity, lifted the meat off the table, and conveyed...chosen for herself, the rest goes to the ladies of the Court.4 It is interesting to set beside this a description of the more sociable kind of state dinner... | |
 | Gladys Edson Locke - 1913 - 316 pages
...together. At the end of this ceremonial a number of unmarried ladies' appeared who, with particular solemnity, lifted the meat off the table and conveyed...with very few attendants, and it is very seldom that anybody, foreigner or native, is admitted at that time, and then only at the intercession of somebody... | |
 | Edward Potts Cheyney - Great Britain - 1914 - 586 pages
...into the queen's inner and more private chamber. Here the queen chooses for herself what she wants, the rest goes to the ladies of the court. The queen...with very few attendants, and it is very seldom that anyone, foreigner or native, is admitted at that time, and then only at the special intercession of... | |
 | University of Pennsylvania - 1915 - 612 pages
...this ceremonial, a number of noble maidens appeared, who, with careful solemnity, lifted the food from the table and conveyed it into the queen's inner and more private chamber. Here the queen chooses for herself what she wants, the rest goes to the ladies of the court. The queen... | |
 | Orie Latham Hatcher - 1916 - 432 pages
...together. At the end of all this ceremonial a number of unmarried ladies appeared, who with particular solemnity, lifted the meat off the table and conveyed...where, after she had chosen for herself, the rest went to the ladies of the Court." Foods. The Englishman's appetite has always been primarily for meat... | |
 | Claudia Quigley Murphy - Digital images - 1921 - 84 pages
...together. "At the end of all this ceremonial, a number of unmarried "ladies appeared, who with particular solemnity lifted the "meat off the table and conveyed...into the Queen's inner "and more private chamber, when, after she had chosen for "herself, the rest goes to the ladies of the Court. "The Queen sups... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - Great Britain - 1924 - 746 pages
...unmarried ladies appeared, who, with particular solemnity, lifted the meat off the table, and conveyed into the queen's inner and more private chamber, where,...with very few attendants ; and it is very seldom that anybody, foreigner or native, is admitted at that time, and then only at the intercession of somebody... | |
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