I steal a couple of mutton chops, without so much as disturbing the farmer's sheep; the farmer grumbles a bit, but sups none the less wholesomely on what remains.

The orders was as partic'lar as tongue of man could utter, and what good will it all do?Ye're not to fire, says serjeant Joyce, till ye all hear the wor-r-d; and the divil of a wor-r- d did they wait for; but blaze away did they, jist becaase a knot of savages comes on to them rocks ag'in, where they had possession all yesterday afthernoon; and sure it is common enough to breakfast where a man sups.

By attending three or four houses in one afternoon one sups upon emotions and feeds without restraint upon rich, satisfying laughter.

for Pride that dines on Vanity, sups on Contempt, as Poor RICHARD says.

"She sups with us," he announced, "she and others.

In the letter from Hanover just quoted, she says: "His Majesty dines and sups constantly in public.

He bathes in the blood of murder, and sups up the broth of iniquity.

Hood sups with me to-night.

There is an old Scotch proverb, 'He has need o' a lang spoon that sups wi' the De'il,' and since we are engaged, let us try if we can partake of the broth without scalding ourselves.

Excellent hams and sausages are to be had here; and the Viennese who dines and sups heartily at his own house never fails, during his evening promenade, to take a tolerable good portion of ham or sausage, with a proportion of Offen wine or Maylander Beer, by way of staying his stomach during the tedious interval between dinner and supper.

But if you've a sup for the dog here...." Milk for Os-Anders, and food for the dog.

It is said of De Witt, a celebrated statesman in Holland, who was torn to pieces in the year 1672, that he did the whole business of the republic and yet had time left to go to assemblies in the evening and sup in company.

A person to be genteel must rise at twelve o'clock, breakfast at two, dine at six, and sup at the same time, and go to bed about three o'clock the next morning.

The witches have also a decoy ready for him in the desart; yet he sups with Okba's daughter, without any of the sorcerers being aware of it; and afterwards proceeds to consult the simorg, without meeting with any obstacle or molestation.

We learn that Mr. Cobbett dines at twelve o'clock on suppawn and butcher's meat, that he sups on bread and milk at six, that he goes to bed at nine, that he rises every morning of his life at four; that before ten o'clock he has finished his writing for the day, and, that though no man has written more than he has, that he never knew any one who enjoyed more leisure than he does, and has done.

"He needs a long spoon they say, who sups with the deil.

202, n. 1; sups with Johnson, iii. 380; visits him, iv.

His rounds from bloom to bloom the bee begins With flying song, and cowslip wine he sups, Where to the warm and passing southern winds, Azaleas gently swing their yellow cups.

Not as other men do, few Princes fare like him; he breaks his fast with Aristotle, dines with Tully, takes his watering with the Muses, sups with Livy, then walks a turn or two in Via Lactea, and (after six hours conference with the Stars) sleeps with old Erra Pater.

Not as other men doe, Few Princes fare like him; He breakes his fast With Aristotle, dines with Tully, takes His watering with the Muses, sups with Livie, Then walkes a turne or two in via lactea,

In different parts of the countryin Cumberland and Cornwall, in Croyland Abbey, in Llangollen Churchyard, in Melton Mowbrayare to be found lines more or less resembling the following: 'Man's life is like unto a winter's day, Some break their fast and so depart away, Others stay dinner then depart full fed, The longest age but sups and goes to bed.

He who sleeps, sups.

We have multiplied our daily seasons of refreshment, and eat and drink far oftener than our ancestors; but the truly genteel Briton never sups; the word is scarcely in his vocabulary,like Beau Brummel and the farthing"Fellow, I do not know the coin!

"For life is like unto a winter's day, Some break their fast and so depart away; Others stay dinner, then depart full fed; The longest age but sups, and goes to bed.

He should hae a lang-shafted spune that sups kail wi' the deil.