YOU SAID:
Leading into the eighteenth-century the taste of the elite was often opulent
INTO JAPANESE
18世紀に入ると、エリートの味はしばしば豪華でした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
In the 18th century, the taste of the elite was often gorgeous
INTO JAPANESE
18世紀には、エリートの味はしばしばゴージャスでした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
In the 18th century, the taste of the elite was often gorgeous
That didn't even make that much sense in English.