Publications, Edizione 71,Parte 1J. Hedderwick & son., 1854 |
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Pagina 262 - Those that could afford governesses for their children had them; but all they could learn them was to read English ill, and plain work. The chief thing required was to hear them repeat Psalms and long catechisms, in which they were employed an hour or more every day, and almost the whole day on Sunday. If there was no governess to perform this work, it was done by the chaplain, of which there was one in every family.
Pagina 263 - Edinr for a winter or two, to lairn to dress themselves and to dance and to see a little of the world.
Pagina 260 - Nobody helped themselves at table, nor was it the fashion to eat up what was put on their plate. So that the mistress of the family might give you a full meal or not as she pleased; from whence came in the fashion of pressing the guests to eat so far as to be disagreeable.
Pagina 317 - And I consent to the registration hereof in the books of Council and Session or any other judges' books competent, therein to remain for preservation, and thereto I constitute . . . my procurators, etc.
Pagina v - JAMES PATRICK MUIRHEAD, ESQ. WILLIAM MURE, ESQ. MP ALEXANDER OSWALD, ESQ. JOHN MACMICHAN PAGAN, ESQ. MD WILLIAM PATRICK, ESQ. JAMES CORBET PORTERFIELD, ESQ. THE QILESTOR OF THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW. 50 JOHN RICHARDSON, ESQ. LL.B. THOMAS RISK, ESQ. JOSEPH ROBERTSON, ESQ. WILLIAM ROBERTSON, ESQ. THE RIGHT HON. ANDREW RUTHERFORD, LORD RUTHERFORD. ROBERT SAWERS, ESQ. THE REVEREND HEW SCOTT. JAMES Y. SIMPSON, ESQ. MD JAMES SMITH, ESQ. WILLIAM SMITH, ESQ. 60 WILLIAM SMYTHE, ESQ. MOSES STEVEN,...
Pagina 271 - Edin; and least the family they visited might be unprepared, they sent in the morning to know if they were to drink tea at home, as they wished to wait on them. Amongst friends this was alwise considered as a supper, and any of their men acquaintances ask'd that they could command to make up the party. The acquaintance made up at public places did not visit in this way ; they hir'da chair for the afternoon, and run throw a number of houses as is the fashion still. Those merry suppers made the young...
Pagina 271 - ... from four pence to eight pence the piece, paying besides for their tobacco and pipes, which was much in use. In some of those clubs they played at backgamon or catch honours for a penny the game.
Pagina 264 - This was a supper, where every gentleman brought a pint of wine, to be drunk by him and his wife. The supper was a ham at the head, and a pirimid of fowl at the bottom.
Pagina 40 - David, that's a book you may weel be proud o* ; but before ye dee, ye should burn a' your wee bookies !" To which, raising himself on his couch, he replied with some vehemence, half offended, half in joke,
Pagina 264 - ... of them all. The next ceremony was the garter, which the bridegroom's man attempted to pull from her leg, but she...