His friendship and conversation lay much among the good fellows and humourists ; and his delights were accordingly, drinking, laughing, singing, kissing, and all the extravagances of the bottle. He had a set of banterers for the most part, near him ;... The Quarterly Review - Page 35edited by - 1846Full view - About this book
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...delights were . . . drinking, laughing, singing, kissing, and all the extravagances of the bottle. He had a set of banterers for the most part, near him ; as...old time great men kept fools to make them merry. . . . No friendship or dearness could be so great in private which he would not use ill, and to an... | |
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