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Professor — unter uns — are there in your esteemed town any fairly decent, respectable and spacious assembly-rooms?
Rosmersholm 2008
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Professor — unter uns — are there in your esteemed town any fairly decent, respectable and spacious assembly-rooms?
Rosmersholm 2008
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Whilst there were card-players enough to meet her at her lodgings and the assembly-rooms, Madame de Bernstein remained pretty contentedly at the Wells, scolding her niece, and playing her rubber.
The Virginians 2006
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The gallant Duke of Brunswick was at a ball at the assembly-rooms in the
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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Dr. Murray made a few remarks on behalf of his brethren, and we were all invited to a _soirée_ at the assembly-rooms in the evening.
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The assembly-rooms, hotels, baths, gardens, bridges and shops of Leamington vie with those of the continental spas, and the display of dress and the etiquette of society are in wonderful contrast to the state of the quiet village fifty years ago.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. Various
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In a few words he told me what had happened, and desired me to explain to the Commander-in-Chief that, although the city and cantonment had to be abandoned, he was still holding the enemy in check round the assembly-rooms (which were situated outside and to the west front of the entrenchment), thus preventing their approaching the bridge of boats near enough to injure it.
Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts
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There are five respectable inns, in the town (see the List), and two assembly-rooms.
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Almack's, its founder having been that William Almack who also established the famous assembly-rooms known by his name.
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Over the best sources is erected a large edifice, the lower story of which is occupied by halls, and bathing-rooms for every variety of medical purpose; while above are assembly-rooms, and the apartments of the Government physician.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Various
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