The Brighton road : the classic highway to the south . ^alsplendour first rose upon the fishing-village ; but evenbefore the Prince of Wales first visited Brighthelmstonein 1782, it had attained a certain popularity, as the Brighthelmstone Guide of July, 1777, attests, inthese halting verses :. 8 © 13 « s e ae S OS 00 OHCQ H WH W o H-l fa faI—1 h3Q H W GUIDES TO BRIGHTON 265 This town or village of renown,Like London Bridge, half broken down,Few years ago was worse than Wapping,Not fit for a human soul to stop in;But now, like to a worn-out shoe,By patching well, the place will wonder
The Brighton road : the classic highway to the south . ^alsplendour first rose upon the fishing-village ; but evenbefore the Prince of Wales first visited Brighthelmstonein 1782, it had attained a certain popularity, as the Brighthelmstone Guide of July, 1777, attests, inthese halting verses :. 8 © 13 « s e ae S OS 00 OHCQ H WH W o H-l fa faI—1 h3Q H W GUIDES TO BRIGHTON 265 This town or village of renown,Like London Bridge, half broken down,Few years ago was worse than Wapping,Not fit for a human soul to stop in;But now, like to a worn-out shoe,By patching well, the place will wonder much, Im sure, to seeHow its hecrammd with quality. And so on. Brighthelmstone, indeed, has had more Guideswritten upon it than even Bath has had. and very
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