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A rose-red city half as old as Time.
A rose-red city half as old as Time.
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
Towered cities please us then,
And the busy hum of men.
Towered cities please us then,
And the busy hum of men.
The point of cities is multiplicity of choice.
The point of cities is multiplicity of choice.
In the busy haunts of men.
In the busy haunts of men.
That is the way to lay the city flat,
To bring the roof to the foundation,
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That is the way to lay the city flat,
To bring the roof to the foundation,
And bury all, which yet distinctly ranges,
In heaps and piles of ruin.
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount
Zion, on the sides of the north, the read more
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount
Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
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.]
A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.
A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.
