Kings & Desperate Men: Life in Eighteenth-century EnglandA. A. Knopf, 1942 - 323 sivua Life in eighteenth century England in the time of the French Revolution. |
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... play went by the boards in Anne's reign , but never so much as during its last years , when Abigail was keeper of the gate , when faction boiled over , and even the chiefs of the ruling party were at daggers drawn . There was never an ...
... play went by the boards in Anne's reign , but never so much as during its last years , when Abigail was keeper of the gate , when faction boiled over , and even the chiefs of the ruling party were at daggers drawn . There was never an ...
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... play so high or sit so long or lose so much as Sel- wyn's and Fox's , and were drinkers first and gamblers after- wards ; but play was frequent and steep , and in a slightly different sense never at any time was mere card - playing more ...
... play so high or sit so long or lose so much as Sel- wyn's and Fox's , and were drinkers first and gamblers after- wards ; but play was frequent and steep , and in a slightly different sense never at any time was mere card - playing more ...
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... play- wright , an adapter of Shakespeare , an admirable autobiog- rapher , an execrable Poet Laureate , Fielding's ... plays were produced once more . King John was performed for the first time since Cromwell closed the theatres , The ...
... play- wright , an adapter of Shakespeare , an admirable autobiog- rapher , an execrable Poet Laureate , Fielding's ... plays were produced once more . King John was performed for the first time since Cromwell closed the theatres , The ...
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