 | 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
...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 four 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
...pewter, and wooden spoons into silver or tin. For so common were all sorts of treene vessels in old time, that a man should hardly find four pieces 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 - Children - 1808 - 374 pages
...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) in a good fanner's house. Again, in time past, men were contented to... | |
 | Charles Buck - Christian ethics - 1808 - 362 pages
...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) in a good farmer's house. Again, in time past, men. were contented to... | |
 | Thomas Downes Wilmot Dearn - Kent (England) - 1814 - 380 pages
...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 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,... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1819 - 368 pages
...pewter, and wooden spoons into silver or tin. For so common were all sorts of treene vessels in old time, that a man should hardly find four pieces of pewter...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
...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 a good farmer's house. Again, in times past, men were contented to dwell in houses builded of sallow, willow, &c. so that... | |
 | Robert Dodsley, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Great Britain - 1821 - 304 pages
...into pewter, aud wooden spoons into silver or tin. For so common were all sorts of treene in old times that a man should hardly find four pieces of pewter, (of which one was peradvenlufe a salt) in a good farmer's house." — Description of Britain, chap. x. The same writer... | |
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For so common were all sorts of treen stuff 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... 
