This was happily accomplished without any loss of life, and the accident entailed no further evil consequence than the destruction of all the fruits and Confectionary by which the banquet was to have terminated.
"The Life of Marie de Medicis, Vol. 1 (of 3)"
Julia Pardoe
The Jacobite clergy of the city shut their eyes, and only opened them to watch the convent at Easter-tide; for on the Saturday before Easter, the nuns, in obedience to an agreement made before the Monophysite Schism, were required to pay a tribute of embroidered vestments to the head of the Christian Churches, with wine of the best vintages of Kochome near the Pyramid of steps, and a considerable quantity of flowers and Confectionary.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers
About seven he took his breakfast of tea, wines, and Confectionary, when he transacted business with the first minister, consulting with, or directing, him in the weighty matters of state, previous to their appearing in regular form before the respective departments to which they belonged.
"Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton"
John Barrow