Vauxhall, 1739 [ Places ]
… Ladies look pleased, and the Gentlemen forget the expence, by having their minds busied upon thoughts more delightful. Glass candlesticks with wax lights are mostly used; and, with the addition of the china dishes, plates, &c. in which … Tarts, custards, cheese-cakes, &c. are supplyed the younger company in great perfection; and, with the power of a few glasses of wine, the men grow more complaisant and not less amorous, the Ladies lose some of the constraint under which … it is very common to see a polite Gentleman begging room for a Lady, or for himself: and some young fellows with a glass extraordinary in their heads, take a pleasure in following any Lady they affect to admire, into whatever boat she …
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