Sir Joshua and His Circle, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Sir Joshua and His Circle, Vol. 2 Nor was it in his studio only - where they came to sit for their portraits, pass judgment on those of their relatives or friends, and talk to him and to each other - that he was brought into continual communication with them, but at their dinner and supper tables where he was a welcomed guest, at their evening assemblies whose multi-coloured crowds, sparkle, movement, and conversation delighted him, at the Dilettanti Club to which he was proposed by Lord Charlemont, at the Thursday Night Club whose quarters were at the Star and Garter, in Pall Mall, and whose members included men of parts and young bloods who drank deep, played for high stakes, frequented racecourses and haunts of pleasure, and finally at the masque balls given at the Pantheon and the Opera House, where in strange confusion, virtue and vice rubbed their brocaded skirts, and rivalled each other in unabashed exhibition of their charms. 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.