Transcriber's Notes: Words in italics in the original are surrounded by _underscores_. A row of asterisks represents a thought break. A complete list of corrections as well as other notes follows the text.

ANECDOTES

OF THE

MANNERS AND CUSTOMS

OF

LONDON

DURING THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY;

INCLUDING

THE CHARITIES, DEPRAVITIES, DRESSES, AND AMUSEMENTS, OF THE CITIZENS OF LONDON, DURING THAT PERIOD;

WITH A REVIEW

OF THE

STATE OF SOCIETY IN 1807.

TO WHICH IS ADDED,

A SKETCH OF THE DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE, AND OF THE VARI

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MUSICAL MYTHS AND FACTS

BY

CARL ENGEL.

IN TWO VOLUMES.--VOL. II.

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Introduction

The first difficulty was the title. It was felt that _Seeing Things at Night_ might suggest theatrical essays to the exclusion of anything else. That was not the author's intention. He meant to suggest rather newspaper articles of any sort done more or less on the spur of the moment for next day's consumption. There was also some question as to the order in which the various "pieces" should be arranged. The author was tempted to follow the example of Adolf Wolff, a free verse poet who published a volume some years ago called _Songs, Sighs and Curses

PREFACE

I have written this book for the civilian and the soldier. I cherish the hope that it will be interesting to both.

H.H.S.

Fort Wingate, New Mexico, December 7, 1896.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. Page

Introduction 15 Comments 30

CHAPTER II.

Genoa 54 Comments 72

CHAPTER III.

Moreau in Germany 92 Comments 109

CHAPTER IV.

Marengo 136 Comments

CHAPTER I.

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