Kings & Desperate Men: Life in Eighteenth-century EnglandLife in eighteenth century England in the time of the French Revolution. |
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But even this meant both meat and fowl , followed by both pastry and pudding ; and one washed down one's food with a great deal of wine . Brandy and more wine followed . Men were accustomed to linger at table for hours , in racy or ...
But even this meant both meat and fowl , followed by both pastry and pudding ; and one washed down one's food with a great deal of wine . Brandy and more wine followed . Men were accustomed to linger at table for hours , in racy or ...
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to an ardour for stock speculations , and soon every man in London who had cash in his pockets was investing it in the South Sea Company or any of the dozens of similar projects which followed in the South Sea's wake .
to an ardour for stock speculations , and soon every man in London who had cash in his pockets was investing it in the South Sea Company or any of the dozens of similar projects which followed in the South Sea's wake .
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... the village despot , to dominate rustic salons , to pursue his never quite comprehended relations with one woman until she died , and to be followed there by another woman whose passion he trifled with to the point of killing her .
... the village despot , to dominate rustic salons , to pursue his never quite comprehended relations with one woman until she died , and to be followed there by another woman whose passion he trifled with to the point of killing her .
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Addison Anne Bath became become better Bolingbroke Burke called century character Charles Church classical common court death Defoe died Duchess Duke eighteenth eighteenth-century England English fashion feeling Fielding finally followed France French friends George hand House important interest Johnson kind King knew lacked Lady later less lived London looked Lord manners Marlborough Mary matter means merely mind moral nature never once Parliament party peace perhaps Pitt play political poor Pope produced Queen reason remains seems sense social society soon sought stand success sure Swift talk things thought tion took Tories true turned virtue Walpole wanted Whigs whole woman women writers wrote young
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| Otsikko | Kings & Desperate Men: Life in Eighteenth-century England Nide 83 / Vintage book Nide 83 / Vintage book: Ser. K Nide 83 / Vintage history: European |
| Kirjoittaja | Louis Kronenberger |
| Kustantaja | A. A. Knopf, 1942 |
| Alkuperäisteoksen sijainti | Michiganin yliopisto |
| Digitoitu | 14. kesäkuu 2008 |
| Pituus | 323 sivua |
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