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The Nature, Design, and General Rules, of the United Societies (1743) [ Practices / Concepts ]
… daily), he gave those advices from time to time which he judged most needful for them, and they always concluded their meeting with prayer suited to their several necessities. 2. This was the rise of the United Society , first in London , …
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Francis Dashwood [ Association / Associational culture ]
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Hannah More (and philanthropic sociability) [ Religion & Philanthropy / Politics & Society / Religious Belief ]
… politics featured prominently. More enjoyed these social occasions and wrote: ‘ I dined at the Adelphi yesterday (at a meeting where) none but men are usually asked. I was however of the party, and an agreeable day it was to me. I have … c. 48, ff. 52-53) 8 8 . (https://www.18thcenturycommon.org/letters-hannah-digital-edition/). Similarly, the Bible meetings held at Barley Wood were followed by ‘a cold dinner for the select part of the company ‘ . 9 Most of the …
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William Gilpin and picturesque unsociability [ Art and Literature ]
… from one levee to another. ( Mary Granville 91-92) The unsociable correspondent preferred written conversation to meetings. In an 1801 letter, he explained how he managed to cope with the afflux of visitors he had to deal with because …
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