London Labour

Famous quotes containing the words london and/or labour:

    “You owe me ten shillings,
    Say the bells of St. Helen’s.
    When will you pay me?
    Say the bells of Old Bailey.
    When I grow rich,
    Say the bells of Shoreditch.
    Pray when will that be?
    Say the bells of Stepney.
    I am sure I don’t know,
    Says the great bell of Bow.”
    —Unknown. The Bells of London (l. 13–22)

    “Sublime tobacco! which from east to west
    Cheers the tar’s labour or the Turkman’s rest.”
    —George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)