 | Leigh Hunt - 1832 - 306 pagine
...head, and then drink with great gravity. Certainly many of the customs of the South Sea Islimdi-rs, which strike us the most, are less ludicrous. It is esteemed a civility to challenge anybody in this way to drink ; and a messenger \я often sent from one end of the table to the other... | |
 | Hermann F. H. Pückler-Muskau (Fürst von.) - 1832 - 416 pagine
...drinking, bow your head, and then drink with great gravity. Certainly many of the customs of the South Sea Islanders, which strike us the most, are less ludicrous. It is esteemed a civility to challenge anybody in this way to drink ; and a messenger is often sent from one end of the table to the other... | |
 | Ralph Barnes Grindrod - 1839 - 564 pagine
...practice is still further exhibited by the German Prince Puckler. " It is not usual," he remarks, " to take wine (during dinner in England) without drinking...A. wishes to take wine with him : whereupon each, and sometimes with considerable trouble, catches the other's eye, and goes through the ceremony of... | |
 | Ralph Barnes Grindrod - 1840 - 542 pagine
...drinking, bow your head, and then drink with great gravity. Certainly many of the customs of the South Sea islanders, which strike us the most, are less ludicrous....that A wishes to take wine with him : whereupon each, and sometimes with considerable trouble, catches the other's eye, and goes through the ceremony of... | |
 | Ralph Barnes Grindrod - 1843 - 396 pagine
...practice is still further exhibited by the German Prince Puckler. " It is not usual," he remarks, " to take wine (during dinner in England) without drinking...often sent from one end of the table to the other to an. nonnce to B. that A. wishes to take wine with him : whereupon each, and sometimes with considerable... | |
 | Peter Burne - 1847 - 482 pagine
...at Funerals. Revolting nature of the custom. Its absurd character. this way to drink : and a message is often sent from one end of the table to the other,...that A wishes to take wine with him ; whereupon each, and sometimes with considerable trouble, catches the other's eye and goes through the ceremony of the... | |
 | Ralph Barnes Grindrod - 1855 - 540 pagine
...drinking, bow your head, and then drink with great gravity. Certainly many of the customs of the South Sea islanders, which strike us the most, are less ludicrous....this way to drink : and a messenger is often sent fr»m one end of the taole to the other to announce to B that A wishes to take wine with him : whereupon... | |
 | Axel Gustafson - 1885 - 652 pagine
...to challenge anybody drink'*1" in this way to drink ; a messenger is often sent from one cu»tom». end of the table to the other to announce to B that A wishes to take wine with him, whereupon each, and sometimes with considerable trouble, catches the other's eye, and goes through the ceremony of... | |
 | Axel Gustafson - 1887 - 652 pagine
...the«bmmiiludicrous. It is esteemed a civility to challenge anybody "rink"' *h* in this way to drink ; a messenger is often sent from one end of the table...that A wishes to take wine with him, whereupon each, and sometimes with considerable trouble, catches the other's eye, and goes through the ceremony of... | |
 | 1858 - 454 pagine
...drinking, bow your head, and then drink with great gravity. Certainly many of the customs of the South Sea Islanders, which strike us the most, are less ludicrous....to announce to B. that A. wishes to take wine with hin : whereupon each, sometimes with considerable trouble, catches the other's eye and goes through... | |
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It is not usual," he remarks, " to take wine (during dinner in England) without drinking to another person. When you raise your glass, you look fixedly at the one with whom you are drinking, bow your head, and then drink with great gravity. Certainly... 