Mary Delany
[ Art and Literature / Reading & Writing ]
… is the day of meeting'. (Newport, vol. 1, 83) Although several gatherings had to be cancelled because of Swift’s health, they were still regular in March and April 1733, so that Mary Pendarves started to enjoy them in spite of Swift’s …
… parties, card-playing, the central role of the tea-table, and a conversation where books 5 – they could be exchanged – health matters and politics featured prominently. More enjoyed these social occasions and wrote: ‘ I dined at the Adelphi …