 It is a Roman saying that the number of persons at a repast should not be less than that of the graces, nor more than that of the muses. The Greeks and Romans used honey for the purposes for which we use sugar. The sugar-cane probably was cultivated in...  The Cornhill Magazine - Страница 309под редакцията на - 1905Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | 1808 - 580 страници
...meetings; and I think with Plutarch, that in order to be happy, the number of our society should not be less than that of the graces, nor more than that of the muses.' When Chateaubriant published his Atala, Marechal produced, by way of corrective, a work intituled 'Pour... | |
 | Charles Anthon - 1851 - 486 страници
...accommodation for a party of nine. It was the rule of Varro* that the number of the guests ought not to be less than that of the Graces, nor more than that of the Muses. Sometimes, however, as many as four lay on each of the conches.' Among the Greeks, it was customary... | |
 | 1864 - 862 страници
...names, as Lentulus, Fabius, &c. It is a Roman saying, that the number of persons at a repast should not be less than that of the Graces, nor more than that of the Muses. The Greeks and Romans used honey for the purposes for which we use sugar. The sugar-cane probably was... | |
 | 1868 - 854 страници
...names, as Lentulus, Fabius, Ac. It is a Roman saying, that the number of persons at a repast should not be less than that of the Graces, nor more than that of the Muses. The Greeks and Romans used honey for the purposes for which we use sugar. The sugar-cane probably was... | |
 | 1880 - 892 страници
...names, as Lcntullus, Fabius, etc. It is a Roman saying that the number of persons at a repast should not be less than that of the graces, nor more than that of the muses. The Greeks and Romans used honey for the purposes for which we use sugar. The sugar-cane probably was... | |
 | 1890 - 988 страници
...names, as Lentullus, Fabius, etc. It is a Roman saying that the number of persons at a repast should not be less than that of the graces, nor more than that of the muses. The Greeks and Romans used honey for the purposes for which we use sugar. The sugar-cane probably was... | |
 | 1897 - 858 страници
...names, as LentuluB, Fabius, etc. It is a Roman saying, that the number of persons at a repast should not be less than that of the Graces, nor more than that of the Muses. The Qreeks and Romans used honey for the purposes for which we use sugar. The sugar-cane probably was... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1897 - 500 страници
...names, as Lentulus, Fabius, etc. It is a Roman saying, that the number of persons at a repast should not be less than that of the Graces, nor more than that of the Muses. The Greeks and Romans used honey for the purposes for which we use sugar. The sugar-cane, probably,... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1898 - 960 страници
...names, as Lentullus, Fabius, etc. It is a Roman saying that the number of persons at a repast should not be less than that of the graces, nor more than that of the muses. The Greeks and Romans used honey for the purposes for which we use sugar. fó:lu зоб The sugar-cane... | |
 | John Fletcher Horne - 1900 - 400 страници
...threes, it was natural that the rule should be made that a party at dinner should not be less in number than that of the Graces, nor more than that of the Muses. As a rule the triclinium was twice as long as it was broad. The table, with the couches, occupied the... | |
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