 | 1823 - 732 pages
...essential, and this shall be the purport of my letter. Since my arrival at this happy spot, we have had an ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon to grace the head...table — a piece of roast beef adorns the foot, and a small dish of greens or beans (almost imperceptible) decorates the centre. When the cook has a mind... | |
 | English literature - 1823 - 734 pages
...Since my arrival at this happy spot, we have had an ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon to grace tue head of the table — a piece of roast beef adorns the foot, and a small dish of greens or beans (almost imperceptible) decorates the centre. When the cook has a mind... | |
 | Robert Walsh - American literature - 1835 - 568 pages
..." West Point, 16 August, 1779. " DEAR DOCTOR, " Since our arrival at this happy spot, we have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the head...table; a piece of roast beef adorns the foot; and a dUli of beans, or greens, almost imperceptible, decorates the centre. When the cook has a mind to cut... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - New York (N.Y.) - 1846 - 440 pages
...essential, and this shall be the purport of my letter. Since my arrival at this happy spot, we have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon to grace the head...table. A piece of roast beef adorns the foot, and a small dish of green beans — almost imperceptible, decorates the centre. When the cook has a mind... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1852 - 948 pages
...; and this shall be the purport of my letter. " Since our arrival at this happy spot, we have had a ighbor on the occasion, the belted ion of a council...Arnold, and Wocdtkc,* when it was resolved that the pos center. When the cook ha» a mind to cut a figure, which I presume will be the case to-morrow, we have... | |
 | George Washington - 1852 - 460 pages
...honor bound to apprize them of their fare ?" " Since our arrival at this happy spot, we have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the head...a dish of beans, or greens, almost imperceptible, decorafes the centre. When the cook has a mind to cut a figure, which, I presume, will be the case... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1852 - 946 pages
...our arrival at this happy spot, we have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the bead of the table ; a piece of roast beef adorns the foot...beans, or greens, almost imperceptible, decorates the center. When the cook has a mind to cut a figure, which I presume will be the case to-morrow, we have... | |
 | Edward N. Marks - 1854 - 394 pages
...essential, and this shall be the purport of my letter. " Since our arrival at this happy spot, we have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the head...the table ; a piece of roast beef adorns the foot ; a dish of greens or beans, almost imperceptible, decorates the centre. When the cook has a mind to... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 1194 pages
...; and this shall be the purport of my letter. "Since our arrival at this happy spot, we have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the head...figure, which I presume will be the case to-morrow, \re have two beefsteak pios, or dishes of crabs, in addition, one on each side of the centre dish,... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1855 - 568 pages
...essential ; and this shall be the purport of my letter. Since our arrival at this happy spot, we have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the head of the table; a'piece of roast beef adorns the foot; and a dish of beans, or greens, almost imperceptible, decorates... | |
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Since our arrival at this happy spot, we have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the head of the table; a piece of roast beef adorns the foot; and a dish of beans, or greens, almost imperceptible, decorates the center. 
