Like you Phil, I've never read much of his stuff. I think I've got one on the shelf which I bought and read so long ago, I can't now remember the title. One of his relatives has posted on the site a few times about a Parker if I remember correctly.
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I was as virtuously given as a gentleman need to be; virtuous enough; swore little; diced not above seven times a week; went to a bawdy-house once in a quarter--of an hour; paid money that I borrowed, three of four times; lived well and in good compass: and now I live out of all order, out of all compass. Falstaff - Henry IV
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