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Petite ville, grand renom.
Small town, great renown.
Petite ville, grand renom.
Small town, great renown.
Far from gay cities, and the ways of men.
Far from gay cities, and the ways of men.
The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.
The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.
What is the city but the people?
What is the city but the people?
Towered cities please us then,
And the busy hum of men.
Towered cities please us then,
And the busy hum of men.
He [Caesar Augustus] found a city built of brick; he left it
built of marble.
[Lat., Urbem lateritiam read more
He [Caesar Augustus] found a city built of brick; he left it
built of marble.
[Lat., Urbem lateritiam accepit, mamoream relinquit.]
The point of cities is multiplicity of choice.
The point of cities is multiplicity of choice.
The axis of the earth sticks out visibly through the centre of
each and every town or city.
The axis of the earth sticks out visibly through the centre of
each and every town or city.
Friends and loves we have none, nor wealth, nor blest abode
But the hope, the burning hope, and the read more
Friends and loves we have none, nor wealth, nor blest abode
But the hope, the burning hope, and the road, the lonely road.
Not for us are content, and quiet, and peace of mind,
For we go seeking cities that we shall never find.