Round About Piccadilly And Pall Mall Or a Ramble From Haymarket to Hyde Park
Round About Piccadilly And Pall Mall Or a Ramble From Haymarket to Hyde Park
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About the '^•' History and Present State of the British Islands, vol. Ii. P. Loi. " Ed. 1 76 1, vol. Ii. P. 103.
202 ROUND ABOUT PICCADILLY.
middle of the eighteenth century, the fair was revived with a mountebank's stage and various other amusements ; here, among other notorieties, was " Tiddy-doU, " the peripatetic seller of gingerbread, who is immortalized by Hogarth in his representation of the " Idle Apprentice executed at Tyburn. " On the site of part of Carrington Street, stood the " Dog... and Duck, " an old wooden public-house, noted for the sale of " Right Lincoln Ale, " behind which was a sheet of water 200 feet square, surrounded by a willow-shaded gravel walk ten feet wide. This was the notorious ducking pond, to which visitors were allowed to bring their dogs to assist at the capture of some unfortunate duck. Twopence was charged by the proprietor for a ticket of admission, but the amount was allowed in the reckoning ; and in a handbill, dated 1748, the reason of such charge is said to be in order to keep out " such as are not liked.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
About the '^•' History and Present State of the British Islands, vol. Ii. P. Loi. " Ed. 1 76 1, vol. Ii. P. 103.
202 ROUND ABOUT PICCADILLY.
middle of the eighteenth century, the fair was revived with a mountebank's stage and various other amusements ; here, among other notorieties, was " Tiddy-doU, " the peripatetic seller of gingerbread, who is immortalized by Hogarth in his representation of the " Idle Apprentice executed at Tyburn. " On the site of part of Carrington Street, stood the " Dog... and Duck, " an old wooden public-house, noted for the sale of " Right Lincoln Ale, " behind which was a sheet of water 200 feet square, surrounded by a willow-shaded gravel walk ten feet wide. This was the notorious ducking pond, to which visitors were allowed to bring their dogs to assist at the capture of some unfortunate duck. Twopence was charged by the proprietor for a ticket of admission, but the amount was allowed in the reckoning ; and in a handbill, dated 1748, the reason of such charge is said to be in order to keep out " such as are not liked.
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