Ranelagh [ Sports & Leisure ]
… Ranelagh, ‘One half of the company are following at the other’s tails, in an eternal circle […] while the other half are drinking hot water, under the denomination of tea, till nine or ten o’clock at night, to keep them awake for the rest of …
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