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Old and New London
… the horror of the proud hidalgo, is carrying his children pick-a-back. Among the French pictures there were eleven …
Old and New London
… his rounds is to seek out these shops, and see what he can pick up there. A very great amount of business is done by the …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… and a pair of sheers thereon. Another has a square and pick ax; but the old stone which I was shewn, as a great …
Old and New London
… characters that the peaceful wayfarer was obliged to pick his steps with circumspection, and be ready for conflict …
A New History of London
… it. Upon this the firemen went instantly to work with pick-axes, and opened a vault from whence they drew out alive …
A New History of London
… who infested the city. Among the rest a regular school for pick-pockets was found out at Smart'sKey, near Billingsgate; … sacring bell over them: the test of proficiency was to pick the pocket, and take silver out of the purse, without …