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Conversation [ Communication / Education / Social interaction / Language & Speech ]
… and J. Robinson, 1797), Preface ; William Godwin, An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice [1793] (Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1985), p. 289; Samuel Johnson, ‘Solitude not eligible’ in The Adventurer, no 126, (19 Jan. 1754). Not … 18 A character in her Letters for Literary Ladies declares ‘I would have my daughter read and compare various books, and correct her judgment of books by listening to the conversation of persons of sense and experience’. 19 This is precisely what Lord Sheffield had …
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Betting book [ Sports & Gaming accessories ]
… challenged the rules of sociability and friendship. Available in London gentlemen’s clubs for their members, betting books provided the written proof of the commitment of both parties and therefore guaranteed the payment of the bet when … of the members’ relationships and to their friendship beyond their diverging opinions. Above all, these betting books offer an accurate account of the variety of subjects of speculation, of the considerable amounts at stake and of … for making wagers, and a registry for recording them.’ 4 Famous aristocratic gambling clubs started to keep betting books for members to record their wagers. In such socially exclusive institutions, betting was always for money and the …
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The Connoisseur 82 (1755) [ Practices ]
… hither, if you do not bring with you some taste for reading: for a mere country gentleman, who can find no society in books, will have little else to do, besides following his sports, but to fit, as squire of the company, tippling among a …
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Royal Society [ Institutions / Clubs & Societies ]
… enterprise’, having a formal institutional structure, a motto and coat of arms, and the right to print and license books. 3 1 . Charter of The Royal Society, 1662. 2 . John Evelyn to John Beale, 27 July 1670, quoted by Michael Hunter, … letting some rooms to the Society. Hooke died on 3rd March 1703 in Gresham College. There were a number of Royal Society books and administrative records in his possession, which were returned to the Royal Society when he died. 10 . Steven …
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