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Petersfield in Hampshire (and French prisoners of war in the 1790s) [ Law & Order ]
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Stefan Zanović [ Travel / Art and Literature ]
… financial fraud. At the end of the year 1770, Zanović set out on a trip to Florence where he took part in a game of cards, together with Casanova (who actually mentions Primislav). One of the players at this card game, was a frivolous …
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Alexander Pope [ Art and Literature ]
… and above more substantial injuries, Pope dedicates himself to the mythologising of sociable trivialities – the game of cards, the effects of spleen – with at least some respect for how such concerns inform and limit the lived experience of …
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Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi [ Art and Literature / Travel ]
… newly built seat in Wales, Brynbella. Country life did not deter the Piozzis, who liked to invite friends for a game of cards after a sumptuous dinner, but to alleviate Gabriele Piozzi’s annual sufferings from gout, they also spent at least …
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