jggunn Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Playing the English concertina: "An elevating recreation that will enlarge the mind, purify the affections, and strengthen the intellect." Williams Cawdell, A Short Account of the English Concertina.: Its Uses and Capabilities, Facility of Acquirement, and Other Advantages. 1865 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceemonster Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 ["An elevating recreation that will enlarge the mind, purify the affections, and strengthen the intellect."] ah, the victorians. we can't have pleasure and dionysian ecstasy in there, no can we.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Mansfield Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Crikey. After the epic session I was in last night there'll be three of us with purified affections etc. I must admit until I read that, I was assuming that the feeling of an enlarged brain was due to the beer .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Crikey. After the epic session I was in last night there'll be three of us with purified affections etc. I must admit until I read that, I was assuming that the feeling of an enlarged brain was due to the beer .... Having a hangover and being illuminated are two very different animals aren't they? Strengthening the intellect should have told you the difference... Anyway, I appreciate those Victorian views, just as a matter to consider among others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Anyway, I appreciate those Victorian views,... You mean those stereoscope images? (Only appropriate, as it seems that Charles Wheatstone built the first stereoscope. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Anyway, I appreciate those Victorian views,... You mean those stereoscope images? (Only appropriate, as it seems that Charles Wheatstone built the first stereoscope. ) I'm sure you know that I was talking about attitudes rather than seminudes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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