The Wits and Beaux of SocietyJ. Hogg, 1860 - 580 pages |
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... Courts.La Belle Hamilton .'- Sir Peter Lely's Portrait of her . - The Household Deity of Whitehall . - Who shall have ... court Theatre . - Congreve abandons the Drama . - Jeremy Collier . The Immorality of the Stage . - Very Improper ...
... Courts.La Belle Hamilton .'- Sir Peter Lely's Portrait of her . - The Household Deity of Whitehall . - Who shall have ... court Theatre . - Congreve abandons the Drama . - Jeremy Collier . The Immorality of the Stage . - Very Improper ...
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... Court Life . - The History of Louise de la Vallière . — A mean act of Louis Quatorze . — All has passed away ! -Saint - Simon's Memoirs of his Own Time HORACE WALPOLE . p . 289 The Commoners of England . - Horace's Regret for the Death ...
... Court Life . - The History of Louise de la Vallière . — A mean act of Louis Quatorze . — All has passed away ! -Saint - Simon's Memoirs of his Own Time HORACE WALPOLE . p . 289 The Commoners of England . - Horace's Regret for the Death ...
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... court ; and own , somewhat to our discredit be it allowed , Rochester and Beau Fielding . Every reign has had its wits , but those in Charles's time were so numerous as to distinguish the era by an especial brilliancy , Nor let it be ...
... court ; and own , somewhat to our discredit be it allowed , Rochester and Beau Fielding . Every reign has had its wits , but those in Charles's time were so numerous as to distinguish the era by an especial brilliancy , Nor let it be ...
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... court and camp , the young nobleman proved himself to be no less brave than witty . Juvenile as he was , with a brother still younger , they fought on the royalist side at Lichfield , in the storming of the Cathedral Close . For thus ...
... court and camp , the young nobleman proved himself to be no less brave than witty . Juvenile as he was , with a brother still younger , they fought on the royalist side at Lichfield , in the storming of the Cathedral Close . For thus ...
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... court of James . Here he might ponder on the vicissitudes which marked the destiny of the house of Villiers , and wonder what should come next . 6 That the spirit of adventure was strong within him , is shown by his daring to go up to ...
... court of James . Here he might ponder on the vicissitudes which marked the destiny of the house of Villiers , and wonder what should come next . 6 That the spirit of adventure was strong within him , is shown by his daring to go up to ...
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