 | Peter Burke - 1854 - 340 pages
...to broil, and Barry spread a clean cloth on the table, and then put a pair of tongs into my hands, saying, ' Be useful, my dear friend, and look to the steaks till I fetch the porter.' I acted according to his desire. The painter soon returned with the porter in his hand, exclaiming,... | |
 | Manchester art treasures exhib - 1857 - 138 pages
...the tiling, and that two old chairs and a deal table composed the whole of the furniture. The fire was burning brightly; the steaks were put on to broil,...; the painter soon returned with the porter in his hand, exclaiming, ' What a misfortune ! The wind carried away the fine foaming top as I crossed Tichfield-street.'... | |
 | Daniel Huntington - 1838 - 492 pages
...the tiling, and that two old chairs anil a deal table composed the whole of the furniture. The fire was burning brightly ; the steaks were put on to broil,...a clean cloth on the table, put a pair of tongs in tlic hand of Burke, saying, " Be useful, my dear friend, and look to the steaks, while I fetch the... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1859 - 288 pages
...the tiling, and that two old chairs and a deal table composed the whole of the furniture. The fire was burning brightly ; the steaks were put on to broil,...: the painter soon returned with the porter in his hand, exclaiming, " What a misfortune ! the wind carried away the fine foaming top as I crossed Titchfield... | |
 | 1860 - 782 pages
...Barry, having spread the table-cloth, and placed some steaks on the fire, put a pair of tongs into the hands of Burke, saying, " Be useful, my dear friend, and look to the steaks till I fetch tie porter." In Barry's earlier and more prosperous period of his career, a story is told of him, not... | |
 | John Timbs - 1860 - 432 pages
...spread a clean cloth on the table, and then put a pair of tongs into my hand, saying, ' Be usefid, my dear friend, and look to the steaks till I fetch the porter." I acted according to his desire. The painter soon returned with the porter in his hand, exclaiming,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1864 - 378 pages
...No. 36, Castle-street, found Barry ready to receive him. The fire was burning brightly, the steak was put on to broil, and Barry, having spread a clean...saying, " Be useful, my dear friend, and look to the steak till I fetch the'porter." Burke did as he was desired ; the painter soon returned with the porter... | |
 | John Timbs - 1873 - 662 pages
...put a pair of tongs in the hands of Burke, saying, " Be useful, my dear friend, and look to the steak till I fetch the porter." Burke did as he was desired...; the painter soon returned with the porter in his hand, exclaiming, " What a misfortune ! the wind carried away the fine foaming top as I crossed Titchfield-street."... | |
 | 1875 - 486 pages
...the tiling, and that two old chairs and a deal table composed the whole of the furniture. The fire was burning brightly ; the steaks were put on to broil,...clean cloth on the table, put a pair of tongs in the hand of Burke, saying, " Be useful, my dear friend, and look to the steaks, while I fetch the porter."... | |
 | 1877 - 814 pages
...Barry, having spread the table-cloth, and placed some steaks on the fire, put a pair of tongs into the hands of Burke, saying, " Be useful, my dear friend, and look to the steaks till I fetch the porter." In Barry's earlier and more prosperous period of his career, a story it told of him, not much to his... | |
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The fire was burning brightly ; the steaks were put on to broil, and Barry, having spread a clean cloth on the table, put a pair of tongs in the hands of Burke, saying, " Be useful, my dear friend, and look to the steaks till I fetch the porter. 
