Footmen

In consequence of the public dissatisfaction expressed at the lowering the gold coin, the primate became very unpopular.] [Footnote 7: "Footmen" alludes to a supporter of the measure, said to have been the son or grandson of a servant.] [Footnote 8: Means _ "my hundred thousand hearty curses_ on the feeders of swine."]

The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 Jonathan Swift 1706

Footmen threw wide an elaborately carved door depicting the shield of Achilles, and Mary half expected a sound of trumpets to announce their arrival.

The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

Footmen threw wide an elaborately carved door depicting the shield of Achilles, and Mary half expected a sound of trumpets to announce their arrival.

The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

Footmen and housemaids spent hours decorating the house: chimney-pieces were draped with boughs of holly, yew and ferns, woven with cloves and set with candles to provide a sparkle; garlands of evergreen, dotted with holly and ivy, framed doorways; and poinsettias glowed red against the pastel walls.

Christmas with Queen Victoria | Edwardian Promenade 2008

Footmen threw wide an elaborately carved door depicting the shield of Achilles, and Mary half expected a sound of trumpets to announce their arrival.

The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

Footmen scurried here and there carrying candelabra, linens folded over their arms.

The Laird Who Loved Me Karen Hawkins 2009

Footmen scurried here and there carrying candelabra, linens folded over their arms.

The Laird Who Loved Me Karen Hawkins 2009

Footmen scurried here and there carrying candelabra, linens folded over their arms.

The Laird Who Loved Me Karen Hawkins 2009

Footmen would use pulleys to lower a massive chandelier so that the maids could light its one hundred tapers.

The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008

Footmen would use pulleys to lower a massive chandelier so that the maids could light its one hundred tapers.

The Chef’s Apprentice Elle Newmark 2008