. Bird's eye views of society . A County Ball. A County MONGST the plea-fures in purfuit ofwhich it is the cuf-tom to undergo anextraordinary amountof hardfhip and fuf-fering, the CouptyBall is entitled topre-eminence, inaimuch as it generally takes place at atime of year when froit and fnow prevail; and in orderto reach it people have often to travel in carriage-loadtwelve or twenty miles, that they may dance in a crowddenfer, if poffible, than that of a London rout, and notgo home till morning when daylight has probablyappeared. It generally takes place at the Town Hall, or at thebeft
. Bird's eye views of society . A County Ball. A County MONGST the plea-fures in purfuit ofwhich it is the cuf-tom to undergo anextraordinary amountof hardfhip and fuf-fering, the CouptyBall is entitled topre-eminence, inaimuch as it generally takes place at atime of year when froit and fnow prevail; and in orderto reach it people have often to travel in carriage-loadtwelve or twenty miles, that they may dance in a crowddenfer, if poffible, than that of a London rout, and notgo home till morning when daylight has probablyappeared. It generally takes place at the Town Hall, or at thebeft inns beft room, which is decorated with garlands and banners, on which are reprefented the arms of the nobleand influential families of the neighbourhood; and thereare portraits of aldermen and other difringuifhed citizensof the town, illuftrious for their civic virtues or for havingmade their fortunes. And if you have not provided your-felf with a ticket beforehand, you have the privilege ofbeing able to pay at the door. The mufic, when not fupplied by the
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