Hints Toward an Essay on Conversation (c. 1713) [ Practices ]
… custom arisen, for some time past, of excluding women from any share in our society, farther than in parties at play, or dancing, or in the pursuit of an amour. I take the highest period of politeness in England (and it is of the same date in … custom arisen, for some time past, of excluding women from any share in our society, farther than in parties at play, or dancing, or in the pursuit of an amour." … Conversation … Audience … Taken from Jonathan Swift,"Hints Toward an Essay on …
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