In the city of London . . . he had never, in the whole course of his life, found above three or four whom he could call throughly honest.
Tobias Smollett (1721-1771)
In the city of London . . . he had never, in the whole course of his life, found above three or four whom he could call throughly honest.
Tobias Smollett (1721-1771)
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That’s still true today of course, perhaps even more so.
Cheers, Pete.
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I bet those ‘honest’ Londoners were chairmen carrying sedan chairs!!
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Ah, the good old days…we have even fewer these days, and it is not just in London.
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At least London’s cabbies have always been honest. Thanks for your comment from across The Pond.
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