The journal of a voyage to Lisbon / [Henry Fielding].

  • Henry Fielding
Date:
1755
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Credit: The journal of a voyage to Lisbon / [Henry Fielding]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A V 0 Y A G E 1 mortification of feeing them on the table indeed, but without that circum- ftance which would have made the fight agreeable, being in the fame ftate in which we had difpatched them from our fhip. In excufe for this delay, thoJ we had exceeded, almoft purpofely, the time appointed, and our provifion had ar¬ rived three hours before, the miftrefs of the houfe acquainted us, that it was not for want of time to drefs them that they were not ready, but for fear of their being cold or over-done before we fhould come ; which fhe aflured us was much worfe than waiting a few minutes for our dinner. An obferva- tion fo very juft, that it is impofiible to find any objection in it 5 but indeed it was not altogether fo proper at this time : for we had given the moft ab- folute orders to have them ready at four, and had been ourfelves, not with¬ out much care and difficulty, moft ex¬ actly punctual in keeping to the very minute