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Casanova in London (1763) [ People ]
… might have known that I would not condescend to be present in the modest manner you indicated.” This address, delivered with an ironical accent, embarrassed Madame Cornelis, but Lady Harrington, a great supporter of hers, came to her rescue. … from M. de Seingalt, who, I fancy, is an old friend of yours. Nevertheless, I did not dare to tell him so,” she added, with a sly glance in my direction. “Why not, my lady? I have known Madame Cornelis for many years.” “I should think you … is the image of you.” “Yes, it is a freak of nature.” “I think there is something more than a freak in this instance.” With these words the lady took Sophie’s hand, and leaning on my arm she led us through the crowd, and I had to bear in …
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Letter to Samuel Crisp (1775) [ People / Practices ]
… likewise a shoulder knot of the same precious Jewels, & a Picture of the Empress Hung from his Neck, which was set round with Diamonds of such magnitude & lustre that, when near the Candle, they were too dazzling for the Eye. His Jewels, Dr. … where the music was, was so Crowded he only shewed himself at the Door, where he Bowed to M r Chamier, who had met with him elsewhere. I felt myself so Dwarfish by his high Highness, that I could not forbear whispering Mr Chamier 'Lord, … body, he would immediately retire:—he desired him, therefore, to re-seat himself, & when Mr Brudenal demurred, he said, with a Laugh (in answer to Mr B.'s pressing him to take his seat) ' Non, non, Monsieur, je ne veux pas, absolument/]e …
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Ranelagh Advertisements (May 1769) [ Places / Practices ]
… and Illuminations on the Canal and on the Temple, and in other Parts of the Garden. The best French and other Wines, with Variety of Sweetmeats, are provided for the Sideboard, and Beaufets in the Amphitheatre, which will be opend at … and at Ranelagh House, at One Guinea each, to admit one Gentleman or two Ladies. The Amphitheatre will be lighted with Wax for that Night. [Advertisement 2] At Ranelagh House on Friday the 12th May, will be a Jubilee Ridotto, or Bal Pare. It is left to the Nobility and Gentry to come in fancied Dresses, without Masks, or dressed as at the Ridottos. There will be an Officer's Guard, and the same Number of Men as at the …
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Pleasure gardens [ Sports & Leisure ]
… Image Johan Sebastian Müller, ‘Vauxhall Gardens, shewing the Grand Walk at the entrance of the garden, and the Orchestra, with the Musick playing’, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, 1755. Abstract Pleasure gardens were a type of … public spaces which offered diverse forms of entertainment for their visitors. Their spatial design coincided with the growth of the public sphere and fostered disparate forms of social interactions on their premises. Related to … offering the possibility to engage in social interaction. Both their spatial organisation and the activities one could witness or participate in highlighted the growing importance of the public sphere which, in turn, fostered disparate …
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Vauxhall [ Sports & Leisure ]
… Image Johan Sebastian Müller, ‘Vauxhall Gardens, shewing the Grand Walk at the entrance of the garden, and the Orchestra, with the Musick playing’, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, 1755. Image Samuel Wale, A General Prospect of Vaux Hall … spatial organization allowed for various types of social interaction, which encouraged different types of sociability. With cultural entertainments such as concerts and exhibitions of paintings, it made polite pleasures a part of … coming from kiosks, or dining. Its relevance to the history of sociability lies in its combination of social pleasures with cultural entertainments, and in its landscape design meant to favour different types of social interaction. It …
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