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If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi
If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi
 Unless the Lord keep the city the watchman waketh in vain.
 [Lat., Nisi Dominus frustra.]  
 Unless the Lord keep the city the watchman waketh in vain.
 [Lat., Nisi Dominus frustra.] 
 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill 
cannot be hid.  
 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill 
cannot be hid. 
Far from gay cities, and the ways of men.
Far from gay cities, and the ways of men.
 Every man cannot go to Corinthum.
 [Lat., Non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum.]  
 Every man cannot go to Corinthum.
 [Lat., Non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum.] 
The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.
The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.
A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.
A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.
 I live not in myself, but I become
 Portion of that around me; and to me
  High read more 
 I live not in myself, but I become
 Portion of that around me; and to me
  High mountains are a feeling, but the hum
   Of human cities torture. 
 The first requisite to happiness is that a man be born in a 
famous city.  
 The first requisite to happiness is that a man be born in a 
famous city.