Duelling [ Politics & Society ]
… gentle Society. As we are at present all of us Gown-men, instead of duelling when we are Rivals, we drink together the Health of our Mistress.’ 8 In another essay, he attacks the false honour involved in duels: ‘The placing the Point of …
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