Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 501
mmon a dish as boiled mutton for his favor-ite, when he had his choice of the best fare inthe world. No accounting for tastes, Percy. It is odd,though, that the sovereigns of the two coun-tries most hostile to each other at that timeshould be of the same mind with regard totheir food. George III.… … THE CONQUEROR OF EUROPE CONQUERED BY TOBACCO SMOKE. BRIGHT SIDES OF HISTORY. 489 King of England, Percy replied, becausemutton is particularly an English dish, andsolid joints are served there oftener than inFrance. Is nt it so, uncle ? Quite right; but you will hardly find thatkings are governed…
Children's literature
Internet Archive · UNC Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.