A Polite and Commercial People / England 1727-1783 Scala Deze moesten hoog zijn om

Deze moesten hoog zijn om in de boot staande punteraars en hoog met hooi beladen bokken onbelemmerde doorgang te kunnen verlenen

was de verloskundige van het door revoluties en contrarevoluties gevormde rijk van achttien landen en elf volkeren

flamboyante stroming in de architectuur toe

as historian and columnist Joseph Stromberg writes in the foreward

A Polite and Commercial People / England 1727-1783 Scala Deze moesten hoog zijn omThe 18th century was an age of vitality and variety, of contrasts and change. This work offers general history of England between the accession of George II and the loss of America. It reveals the character of the age, and demonstrates that 18th century society was both strengthened and stretched by the changes to which it was subjected.