Let all predestinators me produce , Who struggle with eternal bonds in vain
Nay, how many Emperours and Princes, that in the Ruff of all their Glory have been taken down from the Head of a Conquering Army, to the Wheel of the Victor's Chariot?
Chelsea Old Town Hall, King’s Road at Chelsea Manor Street Oscar Wilde is still depicted in one of the murals in the hall, but only just. In 1914 a councillor proposed a motion urging that the poet be removed on the grounds that the Town Hall was not built ‘for the exhibition of criminals’ (see the Central Criminal Court, p. 73). Another councillor pointed out that other figures featured elsewhere in the display, such as George Eliot (adultery) and Henry VIII (reginicide), were none too holy themselves.
I'm working, however, on instilling a case of venustraphobia (fear of beautiful women—another use for Vicks) in my partner, and my daughter could use a little ataxophobia (fear of disorder or untidiness).