| Saint Thomas More - 1808 - 334 σελίδες
...insomuch that one, of no small reputation among them, said after this manner : " The Englishmen, quoth be, have their houses made of sticks and dirt, but they fare commonly as weH as the king!" p. 187; quoted in Mr. Ellti's, Spec. Eng. Poet. vol. i. 322, 3. VOL. U. CHAPTER... | |
| English poets - 1801 - 446 σελίδες
...upright beams. Sax. M saw what large diet was used in many of these " so homely cottages; insomuch, that one of no " small reputation amongst them, said...dirt, but they fare " commonly so well as the king." (Harrison's Description of England, prefixed to Holinshed, p. 187.) We have already seen that glazed... | |
| English poets - 1801 - 444 σελίδες
...upright beams. Sax. " saw what large diet was used in many of these " so homely cottages ; jnsomuch, that one of no " small reputation amongst them, said after this " manner : 1 These English, quoth he, have their " houses made of sticks and dirt, but they far* " commonly... | |
| 1802 - 888 σελίδες
...that one of no small ' reputation amongst them, said ' after this manner : " These Kng' lish/' quolh he, "have their houses ' made of sticks and dirt, but they ' fare commonly so well as the ' king." ' Harrison's Description of England, prefixed to Holinshed, p. 187. " We have already seen that glazed... | |
| 1802 - 886 σελίδες
...chiefly when they ' saw what large diet was used in ' many of these so homely cottages ; ' insomuch, that one of no small ' reputation amongst them, said • after this manner : " These Eng' lish/' quoth he, "have their houses ' made of sticks and dirt, but they ' fare commonly so well... | |
| Dennis Taaffe - 1809 - 588 σελίδες
...wonder; but chiefly when they saw that large diet was used in many of their so homely cottages, insomuch that one of no small reputation amongst them, said,...well as the king. Whereby it appeareth, that he liked befter of our good fare in such coarse cabins, than of their own thin diet in their princely habitations... | |
| George Ellis - 1811 - 466 σελίδες
...upright beams. Salt " saw what large diet was used in many of 'these " so homely cottages ; insomuch that one of no " small reputation amongst them said...dirt, but they fare " commonly so well as the king.'" (Harrison's Description of England, prefixed to Holinshed, p. 187.) We have already seen that glazed... | |
| David Hume - 1812 - 550 σελίδες
...but chiefly " when they saw that large diet was used in many of " these so homely cottages, insomuch that one of no " small reputation amongst them said...appeareth that he liked better of " our good fare in such course cabins, than of their own '* thin diet in their princely habitations and palaces. The " clay... | |
| 1817 - 292 σελίδες
...clieeflie when they saw what large diet was used in manie of these so homelie cottages, in so much tliat one of no small reputation amongst them said after...English (quoth he) have their houses made of sticks and durt, but they fare commonlie so well as the king. Whereby it appeared) that he liked hetter of our... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1819 - 502 σελίδες
...this rude kind of building made the Spaniards in Q. Mary's day to wonder, and say, " these English have their houses made of sticks and dirt, but they fare commonly so well as the king.'' Harrison's Description of England, prefixed to Hollingsh. p. 18/. Ellis's Specimen of Engl. Poets,... | |
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