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How could you expect, at a meal so pretentiously forced, of such affected joviality, to hear Jerrold ask the butler for "some of the old, not the elder, port"? as he would in the sanctity of their own precincts; or retort on one who declared his liking for calf's-tail, "Extremes meet!" or (when the dish was calf's-head), "What egotism!" and yet again, "There's brotherly love for you!"

The History of "Punch" M. H. Spielmann

"There's fricandeau of veal, calf's-head collops, tripe _à_ --" here she stopped short, confused at the shocking word.

Bluebell A Novel Mrs. George Croft Huddleston

MR. SMITH'S appetite sometimes takes an epicurean turn, and then we indulge in a lobster, calf's-head soup, terrapins, or something of that sort.

Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper 1847

Faustus whispered into the ear of the Devil; and at the moment the Bishop ran his knife into the calf's-head, the Devil changed it to the head of

Faust's Leben, Thaten und Höllenfahrt. English Friedrich Maximilian Klinger 1791

In the middle of the table stood, amongst other dishes, a large calf's-head, -- a favourite morsel with the Bishop.

Faust's Leben, Thaten und Höllenfahrt. English Friedrich Maximilian Klinger 1791

It is not often that we look in at morning or evening sitting of the magistrates; we are content to have the police reports served up to us with our potted beef and buttered toast at breakfast; we enjoy them, although we feel convinced that many of them bear no more resemblance to the affairs they are founded on, than mock-turtle to calf's-head; still, like the soup, they are by far the most pleasant and palatable of the two.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 267, August 4, 1827 Various

"Mrs. Sinclair herself had a hand in the calf's-head dish, 'Testa di

The Cook's Decameron: a study in taste, containing over two hundred recipes for Italian dishes W. G. Waters

Joe, hang my wig behind me, and place that calf's-head before me. "

The English Spy An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous. Comprising Scenes And Sketches In Every Rank Of Society, Being Portraits Drawn From The Life Robert Cruikshank 1828

"Gracious sir, do not take it ill of me if I spoil your appetite, but it is impossible for me to look on that calf's-head without telling you of a shocking affair which has this day occurred in the neighbourhood of your palace.

Faust's Leben, Thaten und Höllenfahrt. English Friedrich Maximilian Klinger 1791