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The document provides a summary of Tunbridge Wells in 1748 based on a drawing and descriptions from novelist Samuel Richardson. It describes the fashionable resort as full of belles, flatterers, and triflers walking the grounds. Several famous characters of the time are depicted including Dr. Johnson, Cibber, Garrick, and Miss Chudleigh. Richardson provides a colorful account of the social dynamics and transient nature of popularity among the guests.

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