 Just in the nick, the cook knock'd thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey; Each serving-man, with dish in hand March'd boldly up, like our train'd band, Presented, and away.  The Journal of an Exile ... - Pàgina 77per Thomas Alexander Boswell - 1825 - 658 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Thomas Campbell - 1853 - 838 pàgines
...bus'ness of the kitchen's great, For it is fit that men should eat ; Nor was it there denied. Jnst in the nick the cook knock'd thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey ; Each serving man with dish in hand, March'd boldly up, like our train'd band, Presented and away. When all... | |
 | 1855 - 684 pàgines
...matter, They came as good as ours, or better, And ore not spent a whit. **»**• 'Just in the nick Iho cook knock'd thrice, And all the waiters, in a trice,...serving-man with dish in hand, March'd boldly up, like our train-band, Presented and away. • ••»•* " Now hats fly off and youths carouse, Healths... | |
 | 1855 - 714 pàgines
...good as ours, or better, And are not spent a whit » • • * * 'Just in tho nick the cook knock' d thrice, And all the waiters, in a trice, His summons...serving-man with dish in hand, March'd boldly up, like our train-band, Presented and away. »••»•* "Now hats fly off and youths carouse, Healths... | |
 | 1855 - 682 pàgines
...or better, And are not spent a whit ****** 'Just in the nick tho cook knock' d thrice, And all tho waiters, in a trice, His summons did obey ; Each serving-man with dish in hand, Morch'd boldly up, like our train-band, Presented and away. ****** " Now hats fly off and youths carouse,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 478 pàgines
...dresser by the cook, summoned the servants to carry in the meats. Just in this nick the cook knock" J thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey ; Each serving man* with dish in bund, March'd boldly up, like our train band, Presented and away.* The dinner... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 594 pàgines
...bride : The bus'ness of the kitchen's great, For it is fit that men should eat Nor was it there denied. Just in the nick, the cook knock'd thrice. And all...summons did obey ; Each serving-man, with dish in hand March 'd boldly up, like our train'd band Presented, and away. When all the meat was on the table,... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1860 - 392 pàgines
...The business of the kitchen 's great, For it is fit that men should eat ; Nor was it there denied. 15 Just in the nick the cook knock'd thrice, And all...serving-man with dish in hand, March'd boldly up, like our train'd band, Presented and away. 16 When all the meat was on the table, What man of knife,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1861 - 580 pàgines
...great, For it is fit that men should eat, Nor was it there denied. Just in the nick the cook knocked thrice, And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey ; Each serving-man with dish in hand Marched boldly up, like our train-band, Presented and away. When all the meat was on the table, What... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 518 pàgines
...dresser by the cook, summoned the servants to carry in the meats. -'Just in this nick the cook knock 'd thrice. And all the waiters in a trice His summons did obey ; Each serving man, with dish in hand. March'd boldly up. like our train band, . Presented, and away."* *... | |
 | Frederick Locker- Lampson - 1867 - 380 pàgines
...: The business of the kitchen's great, For it is fit that men should eat ; Nor was it there denied Just in the nick the cook knock'd thrice, And all...serving-man, with dish in hand, March'd boldly up, like our train'd-band, Presented, and away. When all the meat was on the table, What man of knife,... | |
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