 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1775 - 400 pages
...into filver or tin. For fo common were all forts of treene vef-- fels in old time, that a man ftiouW hardly find four pieces of pewter (of which one was peradventure a fa't) in a good farmer's houfe. Defffiption of Britain, chap. x. A^ain, in clap. xvi. In times pall... | |
 | 482 pages
...into filver or tin ; for fo common were all forts of treene veflels in old times, that a man mould hardly find four pieces of pewter (of which one was peradventure a fait) in z good farmer's houfe. Again, in times part, men were contented to dwell in houfes builded... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Africa - 1804 - 694 pages
...platters into pewter, and wooden spoons into silver or tin. For so common were all sorts of wooden vessels; in old time, that a man should hardly find...pieces of pewter, (of which one was peradventure a salt-seller,) in a good farmer's house ; and yet, for all this frugality, if it may so be justly called,... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1807 - 480 pages
...exchange of Treene platers (so called, I suppose, from Tree or Wood) into pewter, and wooden spoons into silver or tin. For so common were all sorts of...pewter, (of which one was peradventure a salt) in a good fanner's house. Description of Britain, chap. x. — Again in chap. xvi. In times past men were contented... | |
 | Charles Buck - Christian ethics - 1808 - 362 pages
...third thing they tell of, is the exchange of treene ['wooden J platters into pewter, and wooden spoons into silver or tin ; for so common were all sorts of treene vessels in old times,, that a man should hardly find four pieces of pewter (of which was one, peradventure, a salt)... | |
 | Charles Buck - Children - 1808 - 374 pages
...third thing they tell of, is the exchange of treene [jwoodenj platters into pewter, and wooden spoons into silver or tin ; for so common were all sorts of treene vessels in old times, that a man should hardly find four pieces of pewter (of which was one, peradventure, a salt)... | |
 | Thomas Downes Wilmot Dearn - Kent (England) - 1814 - 380 pages
...platters (so called, I suppose, from tree or icood) into pewter, and wooden spoons into silver or tins. For so common were all sorts of treene vessels in...hardly find four pieces of pewter, (of which one was peradveuin some parts of the house, are vast blocks of solid oak ; and the floor of the first state-room,... | |
 | Thomas Downes Wilmot Dearn - Kent (England) - 1814 - 382 pages
...platters (so called, I suppose, from tree or wood) into pewter, and wooden spoons into silver or tins. For so common were all sorts of treene vessels in...old time, that a man should hardly find four pieces 6f pewter, (of which one was peradvenin some parts of the house, are vast blocks of solid oak ; and... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1819 - 368 pages
...the exchange of treene platers (so called,!suppose, from tree or wood) into pewter, and wooden spoons into silver or tin. For so common were all sorts of...was peradventure a salt) in a good farmer's house. Description of Britain, chap. x.—Again, in chap. xvi. ' In times past men were contented to dwell... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 742 pages
...third thing they tell of, is the exchange of treene (wooden) platters into pewter, and wooden spoons into silver or tin ; for so common were all sorts of treene vessels in old times, that a man should hanlly find four pieces of pewter (of which one was peradventure a salt) in... | |
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... vessels in old time, that a man should hardly find four pieces of pewter (of which one was peradventure a salt) in a good farmer's house. 
