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Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
George Macartney
Born: May 14, 1737
Died: May 31, 1806 (aged 69)
Bio: George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney was a British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat.
Known for:
- The Public Life of the Earl of Macartney
- An Account of Russia, MDCCLXVII
- An embassy to China