Public Advertiser (1781) [ Practices ]
… Conversation which is engrossed for Hours upon playing alone, Basto, Ponto, Manille, Matts, and Fish, can afford no Improvement either to the Auditor or the Speaker. The Hours which our Mothers used to spend in Working, Point, and … Conversation which is engrossed for Hours upon playing alone, Basto, Ponto, Manille, Matts, and Fish, can afford no Improvement either to the Auditor or the Speaker." … Gaming … Conversation … Beauty … Taken from The Public Advertiser …
Gaming | Conversation | Beauty
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