Roman London Walk
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| Cheapside Bath House |
I used a lot of Martial, Ovid, etc to make it more interesting.
Of what does the happy life
consist,
My dear friend Julius?
Here's a list:
Inherited wealth no need to
earn,
Fires that continually
burn,
And fields that give a fair
return,
No lawsuits, formal togas
worn
Seldom, a calm mind, the
freeborn
Gentleman's health and good
physique,
Tact with the readiness to
speak
Openly, friends of your own
mind,
Guests of an easy-going
kind,
Plain food, a table simply
set,
Nights sober but wine-freed
from fret,
A wife who's true to you
and yet
No prude in bed, and sleep
so sound
It makes the day come
quickly round.
Be pleased with what you
are, keep hope
Within that self-appointed
scope:
Neither uneasily apprehend
Nor morbidly desire the
end.
Martial,
Epigrams (From 'In their Own Words')
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| St Alphage |
The route was:
Moorgate
London Wall
Fore Street
St Alphage
Cripplegate
Wood Street
Barber Surgeons Hall and Gardens
Noble Street
Milk Street
Cheapside
Kings Street
Guildhall.
We ended outside the Guildhall suggesting the group continue into the Amphitheatre.
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