The Romance of the London DirectoryBardsley, Charles Wareing Endell
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The Romance of the London Directory
Bardsley, Charles Wareing Endell
Names, English -- England -- London; Names, Personal -- England -- London
“Tom Longfellow’s name is most justly his due:
Long his neck, long his bill, which is _very_ long, too;
Long the time ere your horse to the stable is led;
Long before he’s rubbed down, and much longer till fed;
Long indeed may you sit in a comfortless room
Till from kitchen long dirty your dinner shall come;
Long the oft-told tale that your host will relate;
Long his face while complaining how long people eat;
Long may Longfellow long ere he see me again:
Long ’twill be ere I long for Tom Longfellow’s Inn.”
The well-known publishers, Messrs. Longman, represent, of course, but
another form of the same name. Indeed, as will be seen at a glance, this
class could be extended indefinitely; so indefinitely that, were I to set
all the instances down one by one, I should have to write a big book
instead of a small one. This is exactly what the Editor does not desire;
for which reason—not to hint that the reader might be weary—I withhold my
hand: and indeed it is time.
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Hazell, Watson, and Viney, Printers, London and Aylesbury.
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PUBLISHER’S ADVERTISEMENT.
Major-General Ponsonby, K.C.B., writes:—“The Queen is much pleased with
the volume of ‘ENGLAND’S ROYAL HOME.’”—Windsor, _May_ 21_st._
I.
_Now ready_, _Second Thousand_, _in rich cloth gilt_, 17 _Illustrations_,
5_s._
ENGLAND’S ROYAL HOME.
By the Rev. CHARLES BULLOCK, B.D.,
Editor of “_Hand and Heart_,” “_The Fireside_,” and “_Home Words_.”
“The sayings and doings of the present Royal Family are watched with
intense interest in thousands of English-speaking homes both here, in
the Colonies, and in the United States, and therefore we may safely
predict a considerable share of popularity for ‘England’s Royal
Home,’ by the well-known Editor of that excellent home Newspaper,
‘HAND AND HEART.’ The volume is sure to be attractive.”—_The
Graphic_.
“There is plenty of interesting matter, a mass of incidents and
anecdotes, in this volume, dealing with the personal history of the
Royal Family. The illustrations give an additional interest to the
text.”—_The Globe_.
“A volume which will prove very acceptable.”—_John Bull_.
II.
_Also now ready_, _Third Thousand_, _reprinted from the above_, _in rick
cloth_, _gilt_
_edges_, _price_ 2_s._
DOUBLY ROYAL.
_MEMORIALS OF THE PRINCESS ALICE_.
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