The Secret History of Clubs, 1709 [ Practices / Places ]
… Decorum Should ever be preserv'd in those Societies who establish constant meetings in. such Houses, where the utmost Arts and Subtilties are daily practis'd to decoy their Benefacors into a Ruinous Extravagance. Therefore, a Man may as … meetings at Taverns and Ale-Houses..." … Clubs … Drinking … Text taken from Edward Ward, The secret history of clubs: particularly the Kit-Cat, Beef-Stake, Uertuosos, Quacks, Knights of the Golden-Fleece, Florists, Beaus, &c. with their …
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