 ... should be easy, in the nature of things it cannot be: there must always be some degree of care and anxiety. The master of the house is anxious to entertain his guests; the guests are anxious to be agreeable to him : and no man, but a very impudent...  Rambles by Rivers: The Thames - 第159页作者：James Thorne - 1847全本阅读 - 图书信息
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...is no place where people can enjoy themselves as at a capital tavern. Let there be ever so great a plenty of good things, ever so much grandeur, ever...ever so much desire that everybody should be easy, there will always be a certain degree of restraint in a private house. The host is anxious to entertain... | |
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