Neither up town nor down town is the traffic so dense, the roar and bustle so continuous, as that of London; while the service of trains and cars is so excellent and so simply arranged that it costs much less thought, effort, and worry to "get about" in Manhattan than in Middlesex.
"America To-day, Observations and Reflections"
William Archer
It marked the boundaries of Middlesex and the Tower Precinct.
"Authorised Guide to the Tower of London"
W. J. Loftie
And in token that the song was going to be comic, Aschael got up on his feet and set himself in a gesture he had doubtless picked up at the Middlesex Music Hall.
"The Debit Account"
Oliver Onions