 ... speak truth without offence, the excess of drinking was then far greater in general among the Scots than the English. Myself being at the court invited by some gentlemen to supper, and being forewarned to fear this excess, would not promise to sup...  Picture of Edinburgh - Σελίδα 394των John Stark (of Edinburgh.) - 1806Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Tobias Smollett - 1779 - 508 σελίδες
...forewarned to fear this excefs, would not prooiife to fup with them, but upon condition that my inviter would be my protection from large drinking, which I was many times forced to invoke, being courtcoufly entertained, and much provoked to caroufing; and fo for that time avoided any great intemperance.... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1809 - 328 σελίδες
...forewarned to fear this excess, would not promise to sup with them, but upon condition that my inviter •would be my protection from large drinking, which...the better sort, that they spend great part of the night in drinking, not only wine, but even beer ; as myself cannot accuse them of anj great intemperance,... | |
 | Christiane Derobert-Ratel - 1809 - 590 σελίδες
...forewarned to fear this excess, would not promise to sup with them, but upon condition that my inviter would be my protection from large drinking, which...the better sort, that they spend great part of the night in drinking, not only wine, but even beer; as myself cannot accuse them of any great intemperance,... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1825 - 392 σελίδες
...forewarned to fear this excess, would not promise to sup with them, but upon condition that my inviter would be my protection from large drinking, which...the better sort, that they spend great part of the night in drinking, not only wine, but even beer, as myself will not accuse them' of great intemperance,... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1825 - 388 σελίδες
...forewarned to fear this excess, would not promise to sup with them, but upon condition that my inviter would be my protection from large drinking, which...the better sort, that they spend great part of the night In drinking, not only wine, but even beer, as myself will not accuse them of great intemperance,... | |
 | 1825 - 392 σελίδες
...forewarned to fear this excess, would not promise to sup with them, but upon condition that my inviter would be my protection from large drinking, which...the better sort, that they spend great part of the night in drinking, not only wine, but even beer, as myself will not accuse them of great intemperance,... | |
 | 1825 - 390 σελίδες
...forewarned to fear this excess, would not promise to sup with them, but upon condition that my inviter would be my protection from large drinking, which...the better sort, that they spend great part of the night in drinking, not only wine, but even beer, as myself will not accuse them of great intemperance,... | |
 | James Mitchell - 1825 - 798 σελίδες
...sup with them but upon condition that my invitor would be my protection from large drinking, which 1 was many times forced to invoke, being courteously...English court, with the Scots of the better sort, tliat-they spend great part of the night in drinking, not only wine, but even beer; as myself cannot... | |
 | James Bell - 1832 - 812 σελίδες
...forewarned to fear their excess, would not promise to мир with them, but upon condition that my inviter would be my protection from large drinking, which...courteously entertained and much provoked to carousing; and ••« for that time avoided any great intemperance. Kememberirig this, and having since observed,... | |
 | James Bell - 1832 - 580 σελίδες
...and entertaining any it ranger, used to drink healths not without ехсем ; . ,----„ -teously«. much provoked to carousing; and so for that time avoided any great intemperance, liemembering this, and having since observed, in my conversation at the English court, with the Scots... | |
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