Lord Byron's clubs (1854) [ Practices ]
… day, in a dearth of parties, or parliament, or in an empty season. "I belonged, or belong, to the following clubs or societies:—to the Alfred; to the Cocoa Tree; to Watier's; to the Union; to Racket's (at Brighton); to the Pugilistic; to … proposed to several others, though pressed to stand candidate." … "I belonged, or belong, to the following clubs or societies:—to the Alfred; to the Cocoa Tree; to Watier's; to the Union; to Racket's (at Brighton); to the Pugilistic; to …
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