| INTRODUCTION. |
| Different Impressions of London on different Passengers and Minds—Extendibility of its Interest to all—London before the Deluge!—ItsOrigin according to the fabulous Writers and Poets—First historicalMention of it—Its Names—British, Roman, Saxon, and NormanLondon—General Progress of the City and of Civilization—Rangeof the Metropolis as it existed in the Time of Shakspeare and Bacon—Growthof the Streets and Suburbs during the later Reigns—"MerryLondon" and "Merry England"—Curious Assertion respectingTrees in the City | [1] |
| CHAPTER I. |
| ST. PAUL'S AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. |
| The Roman Temple of Diana: the first Christian Church—Old St.Paul's—Inigo Jones's Portico—Strange Usages of former Times—Encroachmentson the Fabric of the Cathedral—Paul's Walkers—Diningwith Duke Humphrey—Catholic Customs—The Boy-Bishop—The Children of the Revels—Strange Ceremony on the Festivals ofthe Commemoration and Conversion of St. Paul—Ancient Tombsin the Cathedral—Scene between John of Gaunt and the Anti-Wickliffites—Paul'sCross—The Folkmote—The Sermons—JaneShore—See-Saw of Popery and Protestantism—London House—TheCharnel—The Lollards' Tower—St. Paul's School—Desecrationof the Cathedral during the Commonwealth—The presentCathedral—Sir Christopher Wren—Statue of Queen Anne | [23] |
| CHAPTER II. |
| ST. PAUL'S AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. |
| The Church of St. Faith—Booksellers of the Churchyard—Mr. Johnson's—Mr.Newberry's—Children's Books—Clerical Names ofStreets near St. Paul's—Swift at the top of the Cathedral—DrJohnson at St. Paul's—Paternoster Row—Panyer's Alley—Stationers'Hall—Almanacks—Knight-Riders' Street—ArmedAssemblies of the Citizens—Doctor's Commons—The Heralds'College—Coats of Arms—Ludgate—Story of Sir Stephen Forster—Prisonof Ludgate—Wyatt's Rebellion—The Belle Sauvage Inn—Blackfriars—Shakspeare'sTheatre—Accident at Blackfriars in1623—Printing House Square—The Times—Baynard's Castle—Storyof the Baron Fitzwalter—Richard III. and Buckingham—Diana'sChamber—The Royal Wardrobe—Marriages in the Fleet—FleetDitch—The Dunciad | [52] |
| CHAPTER III. |
| FLEET STREET. |
| Burning of the Pope—St. Bride's Steeple—Milton—Illuminated Clock—MelancholyEnd of Lovelace the Cavalier—Chatterton—Generosityof Hardham, of Snuff Celebrity—Theatre in Dorset Garden—Richardson,his Habits and Character—Whitefriars, or Alsatia—TheTemple—Its Monuments, Garden, &c.—Eminent names connectedwith it—Goldsmith dies there—Boswell's first Visit there toJohnson—Johnson and Madame de Boufflers—Bernard Lintot—BenJonson's Devil Tavern—Other Coffee-houses and Shops—Goldsmithand Temple-bar—Shire Lane, Bickerstaff, and theDeputation from the Country—The Kit-Kat Club—Mrs. Salmon—IsaacWalton—Cowley—Chancery Lane, Lord Strafford, and BenJonson—Serjeant's Inn—Clifford's Inn—The Rolls—Sir JosephJekyll—Church of St. Dunstan in the West—Dryden's House inFetter Lane—Johnson, the Genius Loci of Fleet Street—His Wayof Life—His Residence in Gough Square, Johnson's Court, andBolt Court—Various Anecdotes of him connected with Fleet Street,and with his favourite Tavern, the Mitre | [84] |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| THE STRAND. |
| Ancient State of the Strand—Butcher Row—Death of Lee, thedramatic Poet—Johnson at an Eating-House—Essex Street—Houseand History of the favourite Earl of Essex—Spenser's Visit there—Essex,General of the Parliament—Essex Head Club—DevereuxCourt—Grecian Coffee-House—Twining, the accomplished Scholar—St.Clement Danes—Clement's Inn—Falstaff and Shallow—Norfolk,Arundel, Surrey, and Howard Streets—Norfolk House—Essex'sRing and the Countess of Nottingham—William Penn—Birch—Dr.Brocklesby—Congreve, and his Will—Voltaire's Visitto him—Mrs. Bracegirdle—Tragical End of Mountford the Player—AncientCross—Maypole—New Church of St. Mary-le-Strand—OldSomerset House—Henrietta Maria and her French Household—Waller'sMishap at Somerset Stairs—New Somerset House—RoyalSociety, Antiquarian Society, and Royal Academy—Death ofDr. King—Exeter Street—Johnson's first Lodging in London—Artof living in London—Catherine Street—Unfortunate Women—WimbledonHouse—Lyceum and Beef-steak Club—Exeter Change—Bedand Baltimore—The Savoy—Anecdotes of the Duchess ofAlbemarle—Beaufort Buildings—Lillie, the Perfumer—Aaron Hill—Fielding—SouthamptonStreet—Cecil and Salisbury Streets—DurhamHouse—Raleigh—Pennant on the Word Place or Palace—NewExchange—Don Pantaleon Sa—The White Milliner—Adelphi—Garrickand his Wife—Beauclerc—Society of Arts, and Mr. Barry—BedfordStreet—George, Villiers, and Buckingham Streets—YorkHouse and Buildings—Squabble between the Spanish and FrenchAmbassadors—Hungerford Market—Craven Street—Franklin—NorthumberlandHouse—Duplicity of Henry, Earl of Northampton—Violenceof Lord Herbert of Cherbury—Percy, Bishop ofDromore—Pleasant mistake of Goldsmith | [131] |
| CHAPTER V. |
| LINCOLN'S INN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. |
| Lincoln's Inn—Ben Jonson's Bricklaying—Enactments againstBeards—Oliver Cromwell, More, Hale, and other eminent Studentsof Lincoln's Inn—Lincoln's Inn Fields, or Square—Houses therebuilt by Inigo Jones—Pepys's Admiration of the Comforts of Mr.Povey—Surgeons' College—Sir Richard and Lady Fanshawe, andLord Sandwich—Execution of the patriotic Lord Russell, with anAccount of the Circumstances that led to and accompanied it, andsome Remarks on his Character—Affecting Passages from theLetters of his Widow—Ludicrous Story connected with NewcastleHouse | [192] |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| Great Queen Street—Former fashionable Houses there—Lewis andMiss Pope, the Comedians—Martin Folkes—Sir Godfrey Knellerand his Vanity—Dr. Radcliffe—Lord Herbert of Cherbury—Nuisanceof Whetstone Park—The Three Dukes and the Beadle—Roguesand Vagabonds in the Time of Charles II—Former Theatresin Vere Street and Portugal Street—First appearance of Actresses—Infamousdeception of one of them by the Earl of Oxford—Appearanceof an avowed Impostor on the Stage—Anecdotes of theWits and fine Ladies of the Time of Charles, connected with theTheatre in this Quarter—Kynaston, Betterton, Nokes, Mrs. Barry,Mrs. Mountford, and other Performers—Rich—Joe Miller—CareyStreet and Mrs. Chapone—Clare Market—History, and Specimens,of Orator Henley—Duke Street and Little Wild Street—Anecdotesof Dr. Franklin's Residence in those Streets while a JourneymanPrinter | [225] |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| DRURY LANE, AND THE TWO THEATRES IN DRURYLANE AND COVENT GARDEN. |
| Craven House—Donne and his vision—Lord Craven and the Queenof Bohemia—Nell Gwynn—Drury Lane Theatre—Its antiquity,different eras, and rebuildings—The principal theatre of Dryden,Wycherley, Farquhar, Steele, Garrick, and Sheridan—Old Druryin the time of Charles II.—A visit to it—Pepys and his theatricalgossip, with notes—Hart and Mohun—Goodman—Nell Gwynn—Dramatictaste of that age—Booth—Artificial tragedy—Wilks andCibber—Bullock and Penkethman—A Colonel enamoured ofCibber's wig—Mrs. Oldfield—Her singular position in society—Notthe Flavia of the Tatler—Pope's account of her last words probablynot true—Declamatory acting—Lively account of Garrickand Quin by Mr. Cumberland—Improvement of stage costume—King—Mrs.Pritchard—Mrs. Clive—Mrs. Woffington—CoventGarden—Barry—Contradictory characters of him by Davies andChurchill—Macklin—Woodward—Pantomime—English taste inmusic—Cooke—Rise of actors and actresses in social rank—Improvementof the audience—Dr. Johnston at the theatre—Churchilla great pit critic—His Rosciad—His picture of Mossop—Mrs.Jordan and Mr. Suett—Early recollections of a play-goer | [257] |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| COVENT GARDEN CONTINUED AND LEICESTER SQUARE. |
| Bow Street once the Bond Street of London—Fashions at that time—Infamousfrolic of Sir Charles Sedley and others—Wycherly andthe Countess of Drogheda—Tonson the Bookseller—Fielding—RussellStreet—Dryden beaten by hired ruffians in Rose Street—HisPresidency at Will's Coffee-House—Character of that Place—Addisonand Button's Coffee-House—Pope, Philips, and Garth—Armstrong—Boswell'sintroduction to Johnson—The Hummums—GhostStory there—Covent Garden—The Church—Car, Earl ofSomerset—Butler, Southern, Eastcourt, Sir Robert Strange—Macklin—CuriousDialogue with him when past a century—Dr.Walcot—Covent Garden Market—Story of Lord Sandwich,Hackman, and Miss Ray—Henrietta Street—Mrs. Clive—JamesStreet—Partridge, the almanack-maker—Mysterious lady—KingStreet—Arne and his Father—The four Indian Kings—SouthamptonRow—Maiden Lane—Voltaire—Long Acre and itsMug-Houses—Prior's resort there—Newport Street—St. Martin'sLane, and Leicester Square—Sir Joshua Reynolds—Hogarth—SirIsaac Newton | [306] |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| CHARING CROSS AND WHITEHALL. |
| Old Charing Cross, and New St. Martin's Church—Statue of Charles I.—Executionof Regicides—Ben Jonson—Wallingford House, nowthe Admiralty—Villiers, Duke of Buckingham; Sir Walter Scott'sAccount of him—Misrepresentation of Pope respecting his Death—Charles'sHorse a Satirist—Locket's Ordinary—Sir George Etherege—Priorand his Uncle's Tavern—Thomson—Spring Gardens—Mrs.Centlivre—Dorset Place, and Whitcombe Street, &c., formerlyHedge Lane—The Wits and the Bailiffs—Suffolk Street—Swiftand Miss Vanhomrigh—Calves' Head Club, and the Riot it occasioned—ScotlandYard—Pleasant Advertisement—Beau Fielding,and his Eccentricities—Vanbrugh—Desperate Adventure of LordHerbert of Cherbury | [355] |
| CHAPTER X. |
| WOLSEY AND WHITEHALL. |
| Regal Character of Whitehall—York Place—Personal and MoralCharacter of Wolsey—Comparison of him with his Master, Henry—HisPomp and Popularity—Humorous Account of his Flatterersby Sir Thomas More—Importance of his Hat—Cavendish's Accountof his household State, his goings forth in Public, and his entertainmentsof the King | [382] |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| Henry the Eighth—His Person and Character—Modern Qualificationsof it considered—Passages respecting him from Lingard, Sir ThomasWyatt, and others—His additions to Whitehall—A Retrospect atElizabeth—Court of James resumed—Its gross Habits—Letter ofSir John Harrington respecting them—James's Drunkenness—Testimoniesof Welldon, Sully, and Roger Coke—Curious Omissionin the Invective of Churchill the Poet—Welldon's Portrait ofJames—Buckingham, the Favourite—Frightful Story of Somerset—Masques—BanquetingHouse—Inigo Jones and Ben Jonson—Courtof Charles the First—Cromwell—Charles the Second—Jamesthe Second | [395] |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| St. James's Park and its Associations—Unhealthiness of the Placeand Neighbourhood—Leper Hospital of St. James—Henry theEighth builds St. James's Palace and the Tilt-Yard—Original Stateand Progressive Character of the Park—Charles the First—Cromwell—Charlesthe Second; his Walks, Amusements, and Mistresses—TheMulberry Gardens—Swift, Prior, Richardson, Beau Tibbs,Soldiers, and Syllabubs—Character of the Park at present—St.James's Palace during the Reigns of the Stuarts and two firstGeorges—Anecdotes of Lord Craven and Prince George of Denmark—Charactersof Queen Anne and of George the First andSecond—George the First and his Carp—Lady Mary WortleyMontagu and the Sack of Wheat—Horace Walpole's Portrait ofGeorge the First—The Mistresses of that King and of his Son—Mistakeof Lord Chesterfield—Queen Caroline's Ladies in Waiting—MissBellenden and the Guineas—George the Second's Rupturewith his Father and with his Son—Character of that Son—BuckinghamHouse—Sheffield and his Duchess—Character ofQueen Charlotte—Advantages of Queen Victoria over her Predecessors | [431] |
