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In the busy haunts of men.
In the busy haunts 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.]
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.
Far from gay cities, and the ways of men.
Far from gay cities, and the ways of men.
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.
Petite ville, grand renom.
Small town, great renown.
Petite ville, grand renom.
Small town, great renown.
A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.
A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.
The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.
The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.
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.
