Eighteenth-century London LifeJ. Murray, 1937 - 385 pages |
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Page 42
... things besides sport and pleasure . Fre- quently he came home with pictures and statuary from Italy which adorned his country home or his town mansion . The collections made by many noblemen were of great value and beauty . Often , it ...
... things besides sport and pleasure . Fre- quently he came home with pictures and statuary from Italy which adorned his country home or his town mansion . The collections made by many noblemen were of great value and beauty . Often , it ...
Page 142
... things go well . Tom the Tyrant takes the government upon him between the hours of eleven and twelve at night , and gives his orders in the most arbitrary manner to the servants below him as to the dis- position of liquors , coals and ...
... things go well . Tom the Tyrant takes the government upon him between the hours of eleven and twelve at night , and gives his orders in the most arbitrary manner to the servants below him as to the dis- position of liquors , coals and ...
Page 189
... thing out of a lottery , as they did out of other things belonging to the State . Packets of five hundred tickets were sold to them cheaply , which they retailed at a profit of £ 2 a ticket . The contractors filled their windows with ...
... thing out of a lottery , as they did out of other things belonging to the State . Packets of five hundred tickets were sold to them cheaply , which they retailed at a profit of £ 2 a ticket . The contractors filled their windows with ...
Contents
LONDONS ASPECTS AND CHARACTERISTICS | 8 |
MEANS OF COMMUNICATION | 26 |
THE LIFE OF THE UPPER CLASSES | 40 |
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