Enquire Within Upon EverythingHoulston and Wright, 1865 - 371 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 92
Page 11
... piece ( top of fore leg ) ; brisket ( lower or belly part of the ribs ) ; clod ( fore shoulder blade ) ; neck ; shin ( below the shoulder ) ; cheek . Hind quarter . - Sirloin ; rump ; aitch- bone - these are the three divisions of the ...
... piece ( top of fore leg ) ; brisket ( lower or belly part of the ribs ) ; clod ( fore shoulder blade ) ; neck ; shin ( below the shoulder ) ; cheek . Hind quarter . - Sirloin ; rump ; aitch- bone - these are the three divisions of the ...
Page 12
... piece , & c . The Scotch also cut mutton differ- ently . viii . Ox - TAIL is much esteemed for purposes of soup ; so also is the CHEEK . The TONGUE is highly esteemed . ix . CALVES ' HEADS are very useful for various dishes ; so also ...
... piece , & c . The Scotch also cut mutton differ- ently . viii . Ox - TAIL is much esteemed for purposes of soup ; so also is the CHEEK . The TONGUE is highly esteemed . ix . CALVES ' HEADS are very useful for various dishes ; so also ...
Page 23
... piece Slope - wise Quench - less Sea - port Slow - worm Summer - set Quick - lime Sea - sick Snip - snap Sun - beam Stream - let Thread - bare Wal - nut Strip - ling Three - fold Wan - ton Summer house Three - score Ward - robe Sum ...
... piece Slope - wise Quench - less Sea - port Slow - worm Summer - set Quick - lime Sea - sick Snip - snap Sun - beam Stream - let Thread - bare Wal - nut Strip - ling Three - fold Wan - ton Summer house Three - score Ward - robe Sum ...
Page 23
... piece Slope - wise Quench - less Sea - port Slow - worm Summer - set Quick - lime Sea - sick Snip - snap Sun - beam Strip - ling Three - fold Wan - ton Summer house Three - score Ward - robe Sum - mary Thresh - old Ward - ship Through ...
... piece Slope - wise Quench - less Sea - port Slow - worm Summer - set Quick - lime Sea - sick Snip - snap Sun - beam Strip - ling Three - fold Wan - ton Summer house Three - score Ward - robe Sum - mary Thresh - old Ward - ship Through ...
Page 24
... piece of paper - rub out the lower half of the figures , and VIII will remain , 57. Laws of Chess . - The rules given below are based upon the code published in " Walker's Art of Chess Play . " The word piece frequently in- cludes the ...
... piece of paper - rub out the lower half of the figures , and VIII will remain , 57. Laws of Chess . - The rules given below are based upon the code published in " Walker's Art of Chess Play . " The word piece frequently in- cludes the ...
Common terms and phrases
acid allspice ammonia anthelmintic antimony aperient apples applied astringent bake bandage beef black pepper boil bread butter calomel camphor cards castor oil chervil clean cloth cold water colocynth colour compound dealer decoction diaphoretic dish dissolved diuretic Dose drachms dress drops eggs emetic fire five flour flowers four ounces gentleman gently give glass golden russet gravy half a drachm half an ounce hand infusion jalap juice king knave lady leeches lemon liquor meat medicines milk mixture mucilage mutton nutmeg onions opium partner pearlash pepper person piece pills pint play player potatoes pound powder POWDER SUBSTANCES purgative quantity quart quarter queen rhubarb roasting round salt scruple slices soap soda spirit spoonful stewpan stir sugar tablespoonful teaspoonful tincture tion tonic trumps turn turpentine veal vegetables vinegar warm wash wine
Popular passages
Page 243 - This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to fall: Lord of himself, though not of lands, And, having nothing, yet hath all.
Page 243 - How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought And simple truth his utmost skill! Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death, Not tied unto the world by care Of public fame, or private breath...
Page 321 - A fat kitchen makes a lean will; and Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting. If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of getting. The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her outgoes are greater than her incomes.
Page 321 - He means, that perhaps the cheapness is apparent only, and not real; or the bargain, by straitening thee in thy business, may do thee more harm than good. For in another place he says, Many have been ruined by buying good pennyworths.
Page 66 - Twas allotted to man with his earliest breath, Attends him at birth, and awaits him in death. Presides o'er his happiness, honour, and health, Is the prop of his house, and the end of his wealth.
Page 321 - Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship"; and again, "Who dainties love, shall beggars prove"; and moreover, "Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
Page 321 - If you would be wealthy, says he in another Almanack, think of Saving as well as of Getting: The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her Outgoes are greater than her Incomes.
Page 321 - What maintains one vice would bring up two children. You may think, perhaps, that a little tea or a little punch now and then, diet a little more costly, clothes a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter: but remember what Poor Richard says, Many a little makes a mickle; and farther, Beware of little expenses; A small leak will sink a great ship; and again, Who dainties love shall beggars prove; and moreover, Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.
Page 178 - The friction must be continued under the blanket or over the dry clothing. Promote the warmth of the body by the application of hot flannels, bottles, or bladders of hot water, heated bricks, &c., to the pit of the stomach, the arm-pits, between the thighs, and to the soles of the feet.
Page 238 - All ceremonies are in themselves very silly things; but yet, a man of the world should know them. They are the outworks of manners and decency, which would be too often broken in upon, if it were not for that defence, which keeps the enemy at a proper distance.