I find that the old Roman baths of this quarter, were found covered by an old burying ground, belonging to the Abbey; through which, in all probability, the water drains in its passage; so that as we drink the decoction of the living bodies at the Pump-room, we swallow the straining of rotten bones and carcasses at the private bath - I vow to God, the very idea turns my stomach!

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker