Gibson, Charles, 1874-1954 · Chicago ; and New York : Herbert S. Stone and Co · leaf 225
ponthose fetes, those banquets, those orgies, with the fameof which the world has since been filled. No longeris this river-cellared gallery the haunt of a court whoseexcesses outrivaled even those of the Roman emperors forsplendor and extravagance. To-day the gallery is left,unhindered, to live in… … C H E N O N C E A U and milk. A sad descent, indeed, is this juvenile repastfrom the royal feasts of other days. We have no doubtthat it is less injurious to bodily health, and perhaps tomorals; but we may not refrain from rejjret that this his-toric hall does not serve to-day some nobler purpose.…
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