Eighteenth-century London LifeJ. Murray, 1937 - 385 pages |
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Page 25
... seem , grim looking as they lie . What man is he that does not view with awe The river horse that gives the Tigris ... seems to roar , impatient for the fight , And stands collected in his utmost might . Some I have sung , much more my ...
... seem , grim looking as they lie . What man is he that does not view with awe The river horse that gives the Tigris ... seems to roar , impatient for the fight , And stands collected in his utmost might . Some I have sung , much more my ...
Page 88
... seems to have induced an opinion that a parish child's life is worth no more than eight or ten months ' pur- chase , and that there is a chance of its being so many days , and consequently occasioning a speedy release from all expence ...
... seems to have induced an opinion that a parish child's life is worth no more than eight or ten months ' pur- chase , and that there is a chance of its being so many days , and consequently occasioning a speedy release from all expence ...
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... seems to have been played in England from very early times . Chamberlain and Strype include it among the games which were played in the eighteenth century , and it seems to have been popular in and around London . There were cricket ...
... seems to have been played in England from very early times . Chamberlain and Strype include it among the games which were played in the eighteenth century , and it seems to have been popular in and around London . There were cricket ...
Contents
LONDONS ASPECTS AND CHARACTERISTICS | 8 |
MEANS OF COMMUNICATION | 26 |
THE LIFE OF THE UPPER CLASSES | 40 |
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