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Not forgetting James Boswell: "Take his entry for the night of 16 October 1783. Boswell records that he and six friends consumed 11 bottles of claret, two of o
by gadders 3y ago
Not forgetting James Boswell:
"Take his entry for the night of 16 October 1783. Boswell records that he and six friends consumed 11 bottles of claret, two of other wines, two of Madeira, three of port, and one of rum. The next night, they polished off 11 bottles of claret, three of other wines, three of port and three of rum."
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2004/dec/19/unitedkingdom.culturaltrips.observerescapesection?page=2 https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2004/dec/19/unitedkingdom...
- awb 3y ago> Boswell died, aged 47, ravaged by syphilis and cirrhosis