Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 278A. Dodd and A. Smith, 1967 - Early English newspapers The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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Page 505
... beard was allowed to grow . It is said that he affixed to his chin a small bunch or tuft of hair on the occasion of festivals , much after the pattern of brother Jonathan's celebrated goatee , or the chin - beard of the London coster ...
... beard was allowed to grow . It is said that he affixed to his chin a small bunch or tuft of hair on the occasion of festivals , much after the pattern of brother Jonathan's celebrated goatee , or the chin - beard of the London coster ...
Page 509
... beard above a fortnight's growth . The law was never enforced , and so it lapsed . The poets of this golden age of literature make several allusions to the beard and the fantastic shapes which were affected by the swells of the time ...
... beard above a fortnight's growth . The law was never enforced , and so it lapsed . The poets of this golden age of literature make several allusions to the beard and the fantastic shapes which were affected by the swells of the time ...
Page 510
... beard was not restricted entirely to Elizabeth's reign , for Peter the Great of Russia made a similar law . Finding his army composed of a number of uncleanly and bearded men , he determined to have them shaven . This shaving law was ...
... beard was not restricted entirely to Elizabeth's reign , for Peter the Great of Russia made a similar law . Finding his army composed of a number of uncleanly and bearded men , he determined to have them shaven . This shaving law was ...
Contents
Adventures The of a Poet Laureate By MARY F GIBSON | 1 |
Moorish Café An Evening in a By J E BUDGETT MEAKIN | 10 |
Curiosity concerning Human InfirmityPiquant Memoirs | 62 |
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