Rochester and other literary rakes of the court of Charles ii, by the author of 'The life of sir Kenelm Digby'. |
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... mind that it was essen- tially , and above all things , a period of reaction . In fairness it must be admitted that , if James I. and Charles I. had encouraged amusement , the graver illicit pleasures had been almost as severely dealt ...
... mind that it was essen- tially , and above all things , a period of reaction . In fairness it must be admitted that , if James I. and Charles I. had encouraged amusement , the graver illicit pleasures had been almost as severely dealt ...
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... mind and his time , and the court of a reigning monarch has its duties ; but a king in exile , with a party of hangers - on who only formed a court in name , had nothing to do except to amuse themselves , to intrigue , and to plot ; and ...
... mind and his time , and the court of a reigning monarch has its duties ; but a king in exile , with a party of hangers - on who only formed a court in name , had nothing to do except to amuse themselves , to intrigue , and to plot ; and ...
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... mind from England , or more especially Scotland , visited him , he would enjoin his courtiers to hurriedly throw on a cloak of spurious piety . " We are all commanded , " wrote one of them on such an occasion , " to be plaguy godly ...
... mind from England , or more especially Scotland , visited him , he would enjoin his courtiers to hurriedly throw on a cloak of spurious piety . " We are all commanded , " wrote one of them on such an occasion , " to be plaguy godly ...
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... mind and the memory as the modern turf , with its large number of horses , its numerous stakes , and its intricate handicaps . Racing , as will appear by - and- by , was the only sport in which there is any record of Rochester's having ...
... mind and the memory as the modern turf , with its large number of horses , its numerous stakes , and its intricate handicaps . Racing , as will appear by - and- by , was the only sport in which there is any record of Rochester's having ...
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... mind- sharpeners " as their highly developed descendants , whist , ecarté and piquet , to say nothing of bridge . Games of pure luck were at that time most appre- ciated , and there was much heavy gambling . Billiards existed , but upon ...
... mind- sharpeners " as their highly developed descendants , whist , ecarté and piquet , to say nothing of bridge . Games of pure luck were at that time most appre- ciated , and there was much heavy gambling . Billiards existed , but upon ...
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