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" Italy, their forkes being for the most part made of iron 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... "
A Treatise on the Progressive Improvement and Present State of the ... - Page 22
by John Holland - 1833
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The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners : with Strictures ..., Volume 16

1803 - 444 pages
...part, beingmade of iron or steel, and some of silver, but the latter are used only by gentles men. The reason of this, their curiosity, is because the...by any means endure to have his dish touched with fingersseeing all men's fingers are not alike clean. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the...
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Belle Assemblée: Or, Court and Fashionable Magazine; Containing Interesting ...

Women - 1822 - 634 pages
...understand, is generally used in all parts of Italy, there farkes being for the most part, "made of yronn, steele, and some of silver, but those are used only...curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any means indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike tleane. Hereupon...
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London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British ..., Volume 4

David Hughson - London (England) - 1807 - 692 pages
...understand is generally used in all parts of Italy, their forks for the most part being made of yrown, steele, and some of silver, but those are used only...curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any means induce to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all mcns fingers are not alike clcane. Hereupon...
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The little French lawyer. The tragedy of Valentinian. Monsieur Thomas. The ...

Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1811 - 574 pages
...understand is generally used in all ' places . i, Italy, their farkes being for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of ' silver, but those are used...curiosity is, because ' the Italian cannot by any incancs indure to have his dish touched with finirorj, seeing all ' mens fingers are not alike cleane....
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Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. Gregory ..., Volume 5

John Mason Good - 1813 - 714 pages
...of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because FOB the Italian cannot by any means endure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing alt men's fingers are not alike cleane. Hereupon I myself thought good to imitate the...
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A History of Inventions and Discoveries, Volume 4

Johann Beckmann - Discoveries in science - 1814 - 708 pages
...understand is generally used in all places of Italy ; their forkes being for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of silver, but those are used...their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any meanes indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not Mike cleane....
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature

English literature - 1816 - 692 pages
...their forkes being for the most part made of yron or iteele, aud tome of siluer, hut those are vsed only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any meanes indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seing all mens fingers are not alike cleane. Hereupon...
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 4

Tobias Smollett - Books - 1816 - 674 pages
...their forkes being for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of siluer, but those are vsed only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the I talian cannot by any meanes indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seing all mens fingers...
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A history of inventions and discoveries, tr. by W. Johnston. Vol ..., Volume 4

Johann Beckmann - 1817 - 552 pages
...their forkes being for the most part made of yron or sleele, and some of silver, but those are need only by Gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any meanes indure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike cleane....
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The Imperial magazine; or, Compendium of religious, moral, & philosophical ...

1834 - 614 pages
...used in all places of Italy : their forks being, for the most part, made of iron or steel, and somevof silver ; but those are used only by gentlemen. The...by any means, endure to have his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean. Hereupon I, myself, thought good to imitate...
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