May 28, 2008

This is the sort of chap we need

Milton 002

I took this when I was in London last week. It’s a floor tomb from the priory church of St. Bartholomew the Great in West Smithfield, just outside the line of the old City walls.

I’ve no idea whether the late Mr. Thornell’s piety and virtues really were ‘worthy of imitation’. What I do know, by golly, is that the decline in the number of British hair merchants since 1757 is greatly to be lamented.

3 Comments »

  1. Comment by Eli James — June 3, 2008 @ 3:08 pm

    Oh that is just Goddamned hilarious, Bill. =)

  2. Comment by Ed P — June 25, 2008 @ 11:31 am

    hahahah!

  3. Comment by admin — July 22, 2008 @ 10:06 pm

    I thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

    Visitors wishing to know more about Laughing Ed (as we call him) should check out www.theplayguide.co.uk, taking time to marvel at what a good writer he is considering how much time I spent not bothering to teach him GCSE English, back in the day.

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