Author: William Pitt Lennox

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-05

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9780267815272

Excerpt from My Recollections From 1806 to 1873, Vol. 1 of 2 TO resume - at the time I write Of, drinking was one Of the grossest vices of the day, and as the Goodwood Hunt was then in its glory, Stoke was the scene of many vivacious and bibacious nights. Six O'clock was the latest hour at which people sat down to dinner, indeed in many houses, it took' place an hour earlier, and as among the fox-hunters there were at least some half-dozen four-bottle men, what ought to have proved the feast Of reason ended in being the flow Of bowl. NO sooner had the ladies left the room than a horse-shoe shaped mahogany table was placed before the fire fresh glasses, deviled biscuits, and a magnum Of port made their appearance, and the orgies began. Toasts were drunk, fines Of salt water were inflicted upon those who would not fill their glasses, Bacchanalian songs were sung. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.