| 1889 - 614 pages
...human form, like the giant rock at Pratolino. I shudder when I see them brandish their knives in act to carve, and look on them as savages that devour one another. I should not stare at all more if yonder alderman at the lower end of the table were to stick his fork into his jolly neighbour's... | |
| 1873 - 612 pages
...see them handle their knives in act to carve, and look upon them as savages that devour one another 1 I should not stare at all more than I do, if yonder alderman at the end of the table was to strike a knife into his neighbour's jolly cheek, and cut a brave slice of brown... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1842 - 594 pages
...human form, like the giant-rock at Pratolino ! I shudder when I see them brandish their knives in act to carve, and look on them as savages that devour...jolly cheek, and cut a brave slice of brown and fat. Why, I'll swear I see no difference between a country gentleman and a sirloin ; whenever the first... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1842 - 592 pages
...human form, like the giant-rock at Pratolino ! I shudder when I see them brandish iheir knives in act to carve, and look on them as savages that devour one another. I should not stare at all more ihan I do, if yonder alderman at the lower end of the table was to stick his fork into his neighbour's... | |
| Dr. Doran (John) - 1854 - 564 pages
...human form, like the giant rock at Pratolino ! I shudder when I see them brandish their knives, in act to carve, and look on them as savages that devour...at all more than I do, if yonder Alderman, at the end of the table, was to stick his fork into his jolly neighbour's cheek, and cut a brave slice of... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1857 - 576 pages
...Chute's executors. — CUNNINOHAM. Pratolino ! I shudder when I see them brandish their knives in act to carve, and look on them as savages that devour...jolly cheek, and cut a brave slice of brown and fat. Why, I'll swear I see no difference between a country gentleman and a sirloin ; whenever the first... | |
| Dr. Doran (John) - 1857 - 530 pages
...human form, like the giant rock at Pratolino ! I shudder when I see them brandish their knives, in act to carve, and look on them as savages that devour...at all more than I do, if yonder Alderman, at the end of the table, was to stick his fork into his jolly neighbour's cheek, and cut a brave slice of... | |
| 1859 - 686 pages
...human form, like the giant-rnck at Pratolino. I shudder when I see them brandish their knives in act to carve, and look on them as savages that devour one another. I should not stare at nil more than I do, if yonder alderman at the lower end of the table was to stick his fork into his... | |
| 1872 - 866 pages
...human form, like the giant rock at Pratolino ! I shudder when I sec them brandish their knives in act to carve, and look on them as savages that devour...do if yonder alderman at the lower end of the table were to stick his fork into his neighbour's jolly cheek, and cut a brave slice of brown and fat. Why,... | |
| 1873 - 610 pages
...giant work at Pratolino ! I shudder when I see them handle their knives in act to carve, and look upon them as savages that devour one another ! I should...stare at all more than I do, if yonder alderman at the end of the table was to strike a knife into his neighbour's jolly cheek, and cut a brave slice of brown... | |
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