London Labour

Famous quotes containing the words london and/or labour:

    “Pancakes and fritters,
    Say the bells of St. Peter’s.
    Two sticks and an apple,
    Say the bells of Whitechapel.

    Kettles and pans,
    Say the bells of St. Ann’s.”
    —Unknown. The Bells of London (l. 7–12)

    “They shift coffee-houses and chocolate-houses from hour to hour, to get over the insupportable labour of doing nothing.”
    —Richard Steele (1672–1729)