Cities

The point of cities is multiplicity of choice.

The point of cities is multiplicity of choice.

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 dwelt in a city enchanted,
And lonely indeed was my lot;
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I dwelt in a city enchanted,
And lonely indeed was my lot;
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Though the latitude's rather uncertain,
And the longitude also is vague,
The persons I pity who know not the City
The beautiful City of Prague.

Petite ville, grand renom.
Small town, great renown.

Petite ville, grand renom.
Small town, great renown.

Great Homer's birthplace seven rival cities claim,
Too mighty such monopoly of Fame.

Great Homer's birthplace seven rival cities claim,
Too mighty such monopoly of Fame.

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.

What is the city but the people?

What is the city but the people?

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 city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.

The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.

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.]