The Veronan equivalent of marriage by a judge in a civil ceremony, which ought to have been available to Romeo and Juliet when their families failed to provide the necessary support, would seem a cold and arid setting for a wedding, compared to the lavish ceremony which a loving community might have made available to them.

When the Gauls attacked Rome, he hit upon the plan of pelting the soldiers with twopennies to make them believe they had plenty to eat.

After this Martin became very despondent and withdrew to the lorry to console himself with a bottle of babash (moonshine).

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