Harper, Charles George, 1863- · London, Chapman & Hall · leaf 107
tiEER 89 was celebrated for its manufacture of breeches ; an industry which gave rise to a saying still current in the less polished nooks and corners of Essex — "Go to Romford and get your backsides new bottomed." Breeches have long ceased to be a noted product of the town, which for many years… … ENTRANCE TO ROMFORD. that the Englishman's preference for his " national drink " has not abated, and that "Damn his eyes, whoever tries To rob a poor man of his beer " is still a popular sentiment ; as both the brewers of arsenical compounds and the more rabid among tee- totallers are some day…
Norwich Road · England -- Description and travel
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