| Isaac Disraeli - 1881 - 946 páginas
...exposition of the houses, to the filthinesa of the streets, and to the sluttishness within doors. " The floors," says he, " are commonly of clay, strewed...of dogs and cats, and every thing that is nasty." And NOW, certainly, we are the cleanest nation in Europe, and the word COMFORTABLE expresses so peculiar... | |
| Baron Louis Benas - 1881 - 238 páginas
...frequent plagues in England to the nastiness, dirt, and slovenly habits of the people. " The floors," said he, " are commonly of clay, strewed with rushes, under...collection of beer, grease, fragments, bones, spittle, excrement of dogs and cats, and everything that is nasty." We have, however, improved all this off... | |
| Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1881 - 200 páginas
...the Eighth, gives no pleasant description of the floors of the poorer houses. He says : " The floors are commonly of clay, strewed with rushes ; under...ancient collection of beer, grease, fragments, bones, and everything that is nasty." To these uncleanly habits were owing the terrible plagues that fell... | |
| ERNEST HART - 1882 - 556 páginas
...the reign of Henry VIII, we learn from a letter written by Erasmus to Dr. Francis, 'that the floors are commonly of clay, strewed with rushes, under which...fragments, bones, spittle, excrements of dogs and cats, and everything that is nasty'. Of course this description refers to the ordinary living room which was... | |
| David Hume - 1882 - 492 páginas
...ascribes the frequent plagues in England to the nastiness, and dirt, and slovenly habits among ;he people. " The floors," says he, " are commonly of...beer, grease, fragments, bones, spittle, excrements )f dogs and cats, and every thing that is nasty." t Holingshed, who lived in Queen Elizabeth's reign,... | |
| International health exhibition, 1884 - 1882 - 564 páginas
...the reign of Henry VIII, we learn from a letter written by Erasmus to Dr. Francis, ' that the floors are commonly of clay, strewed with rushes, under which...fragments, bones, spittle, excrements of dogs and cats, and everything that is nasty'. Of course this description refers to the ordinary living room which was... | |
| Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1889 - 852 páginas
...frequent plagues in England to the nastiness, dirt, and slovenly habits of the people. " The floors," said he, " are commonly of clay, strewed with rushes, under...collection of beer, grease, fragments, bones, spittle, excrement of dogs and cats, and everything that is nasty." We have, however, improved all this off... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1893 - 616 páginas
...of the house», to the tilth i ness of the streets, and to the sluttishness within doors. The floon, says he, are commonly of clay, strewed with rushes;...fragments, bones, spittle, excrements of dogs and cats, and everything that и nasty." I shall give a sketch of the domestic life of a nobleman in the reign of... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1893 - 622 páginas
...houses, to the tilthiness of the streets, and to the sluttishness within doors. The Moon, says be, are commonly of clay, strewed with rushes; under which...fragments, bones, spittle, excrements of dogs and cats, and everything that ia nasty." I shall give a sketch of me domestic life of a nobleman in the reign of... | |
| 1904 - 294 páginas
...bad exposition of the houses, to the filthyness of the streets, and to the sluttishness within doors. 'The floors,' says he, ' are commonly of clay, strewed...collection of beer, grease, fragments, bones, spittle, excrement of dogs and cats, and everything that is nasty.' "* If such were the conditions of the upper... | |
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