 A gentleman entered the room bearing a rod, and along with him another, who had a table-cloth, which, after they had both kneeled three times with the utmost veneration, he spread upon the table, and after kneeling again they both retired. Then came two...  Sketches of the History of Man - Page 463by Lord Henry Home Kames - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Daniel Lysons - London (England) - 1811 - 512 pages
...fet out with the following folemnity *. A gentleman entered the room bearing a rod, and along with him another who had a tablecloth, which, after they...both retired. Then came two others, one with the rod again, the other with a faltfeller, a plate and bread ; when they had kneeled as the others had dona,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Dramatists, English - 1817 - 708 pages
...solemnity : " A gentleman entered the room bearing a rod, and along with * Holinshed, vol. i. p, 280. him another who had a table-cloth, which, after they had both kneeled three times with the utmost veneration, he spread upon the table, and after kneeling again, they both retired. Then came... | |
 | 1820 - 394 pages
...a table cloth, which, after they had both kneeled three times with the utmost veneration, he spread upon the table, and after kneeling again they both retired ; then came two others, one with the rod again, the other with a salt-seller, a plate and bread; when they had kneeled as the others had done,... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1820 - 402 pages
...a table cloth, which, after they had both kneeled three times with the utmost veneration, he spread upon the table, and after kneeling again they both retired ; then came two others, one with the r6d again, the other with a salt-seller, a plate and bread ; when they had kneeled as the others had... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Autographs - 1823 - 436 pages
...table-cloth, which, after they had both kneeled, three times, with the utmost veneration, he spread upon the table, and after kneeling again, they both retired; then came two others, one with the rod again, the other with a salt-cellar, a plate, and bread; when they had kneeled as the others had done,... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Autographs - 1823 - 442 pages
...go to dinner. c " A gentleman entered the room, bearing a rod, and along with him another, bearing a table-cloth, which, after they had both kneeled, three times, with the utmost veneration, he spread upon the table, and after kneeling again, they both retired ; then came... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...table cloth, which, after they had both kneeled three times, with the utmost veneration, he spread upon the table; and, after kneeling again, they both retired. Then came two others, one with the rod again, the Other with a salt-cellar and a plate of bread : when they had kneeled, as the others had... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...table cloth, which, after they had both kneeled three times, with the utmost veneration, he spread npon the table ; and, after kneeling again, they both retired. Then came two others, one with the rod again, the Other with a salt-cellar and a plate of bread : when they had kneeled, as the others had... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1824 - 506 pages
...the enlightened nations of the world. " A gentleman entered the room bearing a rod, and along with him another who had a table-cloth, which, after they had both kneeled three times, with the utmost veneration, he spread upon the table; and, after kneeling again, they both retired. Then came... | |
 | Books - 1820 - 398 pages
...a table cloth, which, after they had both kneeled three times with the utmost veneration, he spread upon the table, and after kneeling again they both retired ; then came two others, one with the rod again, the other with a salt-seller, a plate and bread ; when they had kneeled as the others had done,... | |
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