| 1864 - 814 oldal
...light, neat, and elegant in its way ; not a fault could be found with the taste of his 'getting up.' For a handkerchief he held a well-folded piece of...his large mouth when laughing, or to wipe it after a (brink of plantain-wine, of which he took constant and copious draughts from neat little gourd-cups,... | |
| 1863 - 910 oldal
...light, neat, and elegant in its way : not a fault could be found with the taste of his getting up. For a handkerchief he held a well-folded piece of...gold-embroidered silk, which he constantly employed to hide his largo mouth when laughing, or to wipe it after a drink of plantain-wine, of which he took constant... | |
| John Hanning Speke - 1864 - 620 oldal
...light, neat, and elegant in its way ; not a fault could be found with the taste of his "getting up." For a handkerchief he held a well-folded piece of...mouth when laughing, or to wipe it after a drink of plantain wine, of which he took constant and copious draughts from neat little gourd-cups, administered... | |
| william harrison ainsworth - 1864 - 516 oldal
...light, neat, and elegant in its way ; not a fault could be found with the taste of his "getting up." For a handkerchief he held a well-folded piece of...mouth when laughing, or to wipe it after a drink of plantam-wine, of which he took constant and copious draughts from neat little gourd-cups, administered... | |
| 1864 - 520 oldal
...light, neat, and elegant in its way ; not a fault could br found with the taste of his " getting up." For a handkerchief he held a well-folded piece of...mouth when laughing, or to wipe it after a drink of plantaio-wine, of which ne took constant and copious draughts from neat httle gourd-cups, administered... | |
| John George Wood - 1868 - 798 oldal
...its way ; not a fault could be found with the taste of his ' getting-up.' .For a handkerchief, he had a well-folded piece of bark, and a piece of gold-embroidered...mouth when laughing, or to wipe it after a drink of plantain wine, of which he took constant and copious draughts from little gourd cups, administered... | |
| George Carless Swayne, John Hanning Speke - 1868 - 402 oldal
...and copper rings ; and above the ankles, half-way up to the calf, a stocking of very pretty beads. For a handkerchief he held a well-folded piece of...piece of gold-embroidered silk, which he constantly used to hide his large mouth when laughing, or to wipe it after a drink of marwa, of which he took... | |
| John George Wood - 1868 - 802 oldal
...fcrand wri ' the taste of his ' getting-up.' For a handkerchief, he had a well-folded piece of bark, u>! a piece of gold-embroidered silk, which he constantly employed to hide his large moin when laughing, or to wipe it after a drink of plantain wine, of which he took constant and copious... | |
| Charles H. Jones - 1875 - 582 oldal
...light, neat, and elegant in its way ; not a fanlt could be found with the taste of his ' getting up.' For a handkerchief he held a wellfolded piece of bark,...he constantly employed to hide his large mouth when langhing, orto wipe it after a drink of plantain wine, of which he took constant and copious dranghts... | |
| william francis ainsworth - 1876 - 732 oldal
...light, neat, and elegant in its way not a fault could be found with the taste of his 'getting up.' For a handkerchief he held a well-folded piece of...plantain-wine, of which he took constant and copious draughts from neat little gourd-cups, administered by his ladies.in-waiting, who were at once his sisters... | |
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