Show GONE TO THE DEVIL London Inn Responsible for Origin of Common Saying Tho old inns of England have been responsible for the origin of many common sayings An Instance of this is tho proverbial phraso Ho has gone to tho devil On Fleet street London near Temple Bar was once ft tavern which was known by the strictly strict-ly old fashioned name The Devil and Saint Dunstan It was famous for its good dinners and excellent wines nnd received a largo patronage from the lawyers of Temple Bar It was familiarly known as The Devil and when a lawyer loft his office to go there ho usually left a notice no-tice on his door Gono to tho Devil There were some who patronized the tavern to the neglect of their business and the notice was so regularly exhibited exhib-ited on their doors that It finally cnmo to be used to characterize tho man who was losing his grip and going to destruction Tho Sunday Magazine |