 Dryden frequented it ; where you used to see songs, epigrams, and satires, in the hands of every man you met, you have now only a pack of cards ; and instead of the cavils about the turn of the expression, the elegance of the style, and the like, the...  The British Essayists: The Tatler - Page 7by Alexander Chalmers - 1803Full view - About this book
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...very much altered since Mr. Dryden frequented it ; where you used to see Songs, Epigrams, and Satyrs, in the Hands of every Man you met, you have now only...the Learned now dispute only about the Truth of the Game1." The extent to which this passion for cards drew audiences away from the theatres is emphasised... | |
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