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The tricks of the town laid open or, a companion for country gentlemen: being the substance of seventeen letters from a gentleman in London to his friend in the country, to dissuade him from coming to town. Wherein is contain'd, The Humorous Frauds, Tricks, and Cheats of Tennis-Courts, Bowling-Greens, Play-Houses, Gaming-Houses, Bawdy-Houses, Cock-Matches, Horse-Races, Foot-Matches, &c. With the Characters of a Beau, Gamester, Bully, Setter, Spunger, and a Sot. Also, General Reflections on the Manners and Humours of the Town, with a Description of the present State of it.
Gentleman at London, fl. 1746.Date: MDCCXLVII. [1747]- E-books
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The tricks of the town laid open, or, a companion for country gentlemen : being the substance of seventeen letters from a gentleman in London to his friend in the country, to dissuade him from coming to town : wherein is contain'd, the humorous frauds, tricks, and cheats of tennis-courts ... with the characters of a beau ... also, general reflections on the manners and humours of the town, with a description of the present state of it.
Gentleman at London, active 1746Date: [1755]- Books
Thomas Hennell : countryman, artist, and writer / Michael MacLeod.
MacLeod, Michael.Date: 1988