The British nation a history / by George MWrong . Ml:G K. Built ill the iiiiieteuiitli century, and slunvliig the revived chissical style in it* perfection. greatly improved ; even the smaller houses had chim-neys, carpets were common, and beautiful tapestry wasmuch used. Chairs and stools were sometimes paddedfor greater comfort, and in the huge beds, hung alsowith tapestry, pillows had displaced the former log ofwood. Often rooms Avere decorated with flowers or greenboughs, and sAveet-smelling herbs were strewn on thefloors. m A^. a: (Br^ CD ?i ^ O cs O^ ; 4> .- v: -c 3 K
The British nation a history / by George MWrong . Ml:G K. Built ill the iiiiieteuiitli century, and slunvliig the revived chissical style in it* perfection. greatly improved ; even the smaller houses had chim-neys, carpets were common, and beautiful tapestry wasmuch used. Chairs and stools were sometimes paddedfor greater comfort, and in the huge beds, hung alsowith tapestry, pillows had displaced the former log ofwood. Often rooms Avere decorated with flowers or greenboughs, and sAveet-smelling herbs were strewn on thefloors. m A^. a: (Br^ CD ?i ^ O cs O^ ; 4> .- v: -c 3 K o - r- — a d ^s^^ ^-^> -- x Lv„,^i,.4j^ ^-1: _; ,0 a 5 ,xi < -4- ^&-= 5 ^ C3 -fc^ * r-: a^ ?: c; ;; • r-. 5_=J: M u _ -^ ^ 3 I-—< ii *-~ ^ C —— 2 0 ^ 0 5- — Z^ a a i 7: 5 j ^ = ti .0 y ;§ ^ alterearlibylmod X <0 J3 H 331 332 THE BRITISH NATION The roads were still so bad that carriages were almostunknown; a team of six horses was sometimes used foreven a two-wheeled cart, but towards the endmorair^ of the reign the pavements in London im-proved, and some carriages were to be seen inthe streets. In society there was little of refinement inour modern sense. Elizabeth spat upon a courtier whoseattire did not please her; she boxed anothers ears, and shetickled the back of the Earl of Leicester when he kneltbefore her to receive his earldom. From the queen jdownthrough the upper classes swearing was fashionable and
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