10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BANQUETEER»
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banqueteer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
banqueteer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Small Bronze Sculpture from the Ancient World: Papers ...
Now, if one looks at the details of the banqueteer, he is full of spirit: the plastic
quality of his arms and bust (note the collarbones), the engravings of his beard,
his smile, etc., exude life. One might say that the subjects are different, that a god
...
Bearing on this point is the tale, probably untrue, but soul satisfying just the same,
of the banqueteer who had had just a little more after-dinner speech making than
he could swallow in one batch. He and his fellow listeners had become so ...
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The Geography and history of Lile: or a Description of What ...
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tfh-a Pa-rapct~I' or Brea'l't¢Work,“:nil'ir%BanquetEer l'oot'Step',- '¢lii\t''Reighia"ll/' -
' i _ about ' l _ '* ( I3 ), abort : iThe one being Three Baoi:Btoad.
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Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry
Well, my dear, the wedding dinner was ate in great style ; the nobleman proved
himself no disgrace to his rank at the trencher ; and so, to make a long story short,
such faisting and banqueteer- ing was never seen since or before. At last night ...
Then canst thou image forth each banqueteer Proclaiming 'gainst “ Sir Loin”
incessant wier, Cutting, and slashing, tearing, rending, riving, And Maid with
Hynd, and Hynd with Maiden striving. No servants lounge behind their masters'
chair, For ...
SATURIO: (Aloud) Oh, my Jupiter On earth! It's your fellow banqueteer: says hello
. toxilus: Saturio, what perfect timing! SATURIO: But to call me Saturio Is wrongly
stated: I come up hungry, not sated. TOXILUS: Well, you'll get something to eat.
T. Maccius Plautus, David R. Slavitt, Smith Palmer Bovie, 1995
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Then canst thou image forth each banqueteer Proclaiming 'gainst “ Sir Loin”
incessant \vier, Cutting, and slashing, tearing, tending, riving, And Maid with
Hynd, and Hynd with Maiden striving. N0 servants lounge behind their masters'
chair, For ...
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Stephen Spender : A Literary Life: A Literary Life
of the knife and fork brigade . . . a guzzling poltroon and a banqueteer'. Spender
then wrote to C. Day-Lewis, who advised consulting 'Louis'. Campbell, like
MacNeice, held a position at the BBC. Perhaps, Cecil suggested,'we should raise
...
London John Sutherland Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature University College, 2004
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Philo in Early Christian Literature: A Survey
God is like a good banqueteer (eoxkxxcop, same word at Opif. 78) who does not
invite his guests until everything is in readiness. The cosmos has been prepared
so that man can be spectator of some of its wonders, and a ruler over others (cf.
Here and there I have invented or resurrected words to correspond to what may
be inventions on the part of Aristophanes (e.g. p. 70, 'banqueteer') and have
changed idioms which would sound strange in English if translated literally (
e.g. p. ...
Kenneth James Dover, 1972
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BANQUETEER»
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banqueteer is used in the context of the following news items.
TUESDAY HOMILY: The Blessing of Dining in the Kingdom
Every time we come to the banquet, our friendship with the Banqueteer - who is all of these things and more - gradually helps us to assume all ... «Catholic Online, Nov 13»
The Earl of Oxford and Asquith
He was always known as “Trim”, his father having referred to him as “Trimalchio” (the banqueteer in Petronius's Satyricon) in a letter written ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 11»
