Volume 2

The world in miniature / edited by Frederic Shoberl.

Date:
[1821-1827?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The world in miniature / edited by Frederic Shoberl. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ready received as rewards for their capers and grimaces some pieces of bread and a few glasses of wine or brandy, the effect of which was per- ceptible in their boisterous mirth and frightful dancing. Their gestures soon became more violent and their lan- guage louder : they all spoke at once, and with a ferocious look brandished their murderous weapons. Attracted by the noise, the master and mistress of the house with their guests hastened to the place, and invited me to wait the result. I yielded with a good grace, persuaded that their excesses would not be carried to any greater height, and that the ladies would leave us to enjoy the spectacle alone. In this x 2