Duelling [ Politics & Society ]
… 7 More generally, Addison finds duelling a thing of the past, suggesting for instance: ‘To speak disrespectfully of any Woman, is Expulsion from our gentle Society. As we are at present all of us Gown-men, instead of duelling when we are …
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