Eighteenth-century London LifeJ. Murray, 1937 - 385 pages |
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Page 114
... fine Mantua silks ; any right Geneva velvet , English velvet , velvet embossed ? ' And to the meaner sort , fine thread satins , both striped and plain , fine mohair silks , silks , satin- ettes , burdets , persianets , Norwich crêpes ...
... fine Mantua silks ; any right Geneva velvet , English velvet , velvet embossed ? ' And to the meaner sort , fine thread satins , both striped and plain , fine mohair silks , silks , satin- ettes , burdets , persianets , Norwich crêpes ...
Page 153
... fine originals ; the Ludgate Hill hobble , the Cheapside swing and the general City jolt and wriggle in the gait , being easily perceived through all the artifices the smarts put upon them . " Before this frightful invasion , the fine ...
... fine originals ; the Ludgate Hill hobble , the Cheapside swing and the general City jolt and wriggle in the gait , being easily perceived through all the artifices the smarts put upon them . " Before this frightful invasion , the fine ...
Page 176
... fine cotton , one hat laced with gold point d'Espagne , another with silver lace scalloped , a third with gold binding and a fourth plain ; three dozen of fine ruffled shirts , as many neckcloths , one dozen of cambric handkerchiefs ...
... fine cotton , one hat laced with gold point d'Espagne , another with silver lace scalloped , a third with gold binding and a fourth plain ; three dozen of fine ruffled shirts , as many neckcloths , one dozen of cambric handkerchiefs ...
Contents
LONDONS ASPECTS AND CHARACTERISTICS | 8 |
MEANS OF COMMUNICATION | 26 |
THE LIFE OF THE UPPER CLASSES | 40 |
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