Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, 1811-1856 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 226
e dryarches of Waterloo Bridge. The Kenuington omnibuses, as they peal loud thunder overyour aching head, will be all that will remind you of the existence of deceitful man andtreacherous woman : and nothing will break the flowing current of your melancholy, sa^ethe faint cries of the Thames… … the remnants of jonr wherry, and read the masterpiece of Defoe whilst you munch hardbiscuit, and are exposed to the pelting of the pitiless storm. Yoii will then know what itreally is to be cast on a desert island. Seat yourself in the pit of the Victoria Theatre, and read Mrs. Radcliffes…
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