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Amusements Serious and Comical, Calculated for the Meridian of London

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His prose Amusements Serious and Comical, Calculated for the Meridian of London (1700; mod. ed., 1927) presents a vivid picture of the city and its inhabitants. It is particularly attentive to the follies of the upper classes.
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