Show london T afo in time i in elizabeths time the ordering of the household was strict servants and prentices were up at G in the summer and at 7 in the winter no one one on any predence pretence pre tence except that of illness was to absent himself from and evening prayers there was to bo no striking no profane language sunday was clean shirt day dinner was at 11 supper at 6 there was no public or private office which was not provided with a bible in the better classes there was a general enthusiasm for learning of all lands the ladies imitating the example of the queen practiced embroidery wrote beautifully played curious instruments imea how to sing in parts dressed with as much magnificence as they could afford danced the coranto and the lavolta as well as the simple hey and studied languages latin greek and italian |