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Old and New London
… great idol to dinner at the Dillys to meet the notorious "Jack Wilkes." To Boswell's horror, when he went to fetch …
Old and New London
… in 1847, died here the great Indian elephant, "Jack," after having been in the gardens sixteen years; one …
Old and New London
… goose, and sack, Rabbit, capon, hen, turkey, and a wooden jack. * * * * * There on a sign you may most plainly see't, … by the humour of the king; it literally signifies "Jack in the Cellar," and alludes to the interesting situation …
Survey of London
… the estate. The chandler, that eighteenth-century Jack-of-all-trades, could also be found almost everywhere …
Old and New London
… had received, and said, "As for you, you vagabond, 'My son Jack' (the nickname of the spokesman), who has had the … are of frequent occurrence on the Stock Exchange. "My son Jack" we have just mentioned. Another was known as "The …
Old and New London
… Row"Wych StreetNew InnThe "White Lion" and Jack SheppardThe "Angel" Inn and Bishop Hooper"Saddling the … Market. In a narrow court of this street the notorious Jack Sheppard served his apprenticeship to Mr. Wood, the … shop. Speaking of Wych Street as it was in the days of Jack Sheppard, we may say of the Via de Aldwych, as the …
Old and New London
… another moment.' They went up again to the garret, and Jack, the servant-boy, was called. 'Jack, child, what had I for dinner yesterday?' 'Don't you …
Old and New London
… junior bar was more prosperous and popular than handsome Jack Scott, and as he walked from his house in Carey Street …
Survey of London
… six flags of glass lustres 'with the lines of the Union Jack marked on them by light'. Additional lighting was …