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which is the time when he has his levee. 

 Some of the men dip a piece of bread in 

 brandy, and eat it -, others take a dram of 

 brandy, and eat a piece of bread after it. 

 Chocolateislikewife very common for break- 

 faft, and many of the ladies drink coffee. 

 Some eat no breakfaft at all. I have never 

 ittn tea made ufe of,- perhaps becaufe they 

 can get coffee and chocolate from the 

 French provinces in South- America -, but 

 muft get tea from China^ for which it is 

 not worth their while to fend the money 

 out of their country. Dinner is pretty 

 exad;ly at noon. People of quality have 

 a great variety of di{hes, and the reft fol- 

 low their example, when they invite Gran- 

 gers. The loaves are oval, and baked of 

 wheat flour. For each perfon they^ put a 

 plate, napkin, fpoon, and fork. Some- 

 times they likewife give knives ; but they 

 are generally omitted, all the ladies and 

 gentlemen being provided with their own 

 knives. The fpoons and forks are of Hl- 

 ver, and the plates of Delft ware. The 

 meal begins with a foup, with a good deal 

 of bread in it. Then follow frefh meats 

 of various kinds, boiled, and roafted, poul- 

 try, or game, fricaffees, ragoos, ^c. of 

 feveral forts 3 together with different kinds 

 of fallads. They commonly drink red 

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