"Graminivorous" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... in the City. Time—The luncheon hour. The interior, which is bright, and tastefully arranged, is crowded with the graminivorous of both sexes. Clerks of a literary turn devour "The Fortnightly" and porridge alternately, or discuss the comparative merits of modern writers. Lady-clerks lunch sumptuously and economically on tea and baked ginger-pudding. ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 17, 1892 • Various |
