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" London was, to the Londoner, what Athens was to the Athenian of the age of Pericles, what Florence was to the Florentine of the fifteenth century. The citizen was proud of the grandeur of his city, punctilious about her claims to respect, ambitious of... "
The History of England from the Accession of James II. - Page 265
by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852
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The History of England: From the Accession of James the Second, Volume 1

Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1849 - 884 pages
...narrow space was, in each circumstances, strongly developed. London was, to the Londoner, what Athens was to the Athenian of the age of Pericles, what Florence...Londoners was smarting from a cruel mortification. The old charter had been taken away; and the magistracy had been remodelled. All the civic functionaries...
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The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, Volume 1

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1849 - 470 pages
...narrow space was, in such circumstances, strongly developed. London was, to the Londoner, what Athens was to the Athenian of the age of Pericles, what Florence...Londoners was smarting from a cruel mortification. The old charter had been taken away; and the magistracy had been remodelled. All the civic functionaries...
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The History of England, from the Accession of James II.

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1850 - 552 pages
...narrow space was, in such circumstances, strongly developed. London was, to the Londoner, what Athens was to the Athenian of the age of Pericles, what Florence...Londoners was smarting from a cruel mortification. The •old charter had been taken away; and the magistracy had been * Evelyn's Diary, Sept. 20.1672. f...
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Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of ...

John Timbs - London (England) - 1855 - 1026 pages
...a narrow space was in such circumstances strongly developed. London was to the Londoner what Athens was to the Athenian of the age of Pericles, what Florence...ambitious of her offices, and zealous for her franchises." — Macaulay'a Hiitvry of England. " The City," says Addison, " has always been the province for satire,...
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Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of ...

John Timbs - Curiosities and wonders - 1855 - 818 pages
...a narrow space was in such circumstances strongly developed. London was to the Londoner what Athens was to the Athenian of the age of Pericles, what Florence...fifteenth century. The citizen was proud of the grandeur ol'his city, punctilious about her claims to respect, ambitious of her offices, and zealous for her...
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The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, Volume 1

Thomas Babington Macaulay - Great Britain - 1858 - 480 pages
...Pericles, what Florence was to the Florentine ofthe" fifteenth century. The citizen was proud of tEe grandeur of his city, punctilious about her claims...Londoners was smarting from a cruel mortification. The old charter had been taken away ; and the magistracy had been remodelled. All the civic functionaries...
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The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, Volume 1

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1861 - 1052 pages
...narrow space, was, in such circumstances, strongly developed. London was, to the Londoner, what Athens was to the Athenian of the age of Pericles, what Florence...Florentine of the fifteenth century. The citizen was prou j of the grandeur of his city, punctilious about her claims to respect, ambitious of her offices,...
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London and Its Environs: A Practical Guide to the Metropolis and Its Vicinity

International Exhibition - 1862 - 460 pages
...within a narrow space, in such circumstances, strongly developed. London was to the Londoner what Athens was to the Athenian of the age of Pericles ; what...respect, ambitious of her offices, and zealous for her franchise." CHAPTEE THE THIETIETH. PRINCIPAL STREETS AND SQUARES WEST OP THE CITY. Trafalgar Square...
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Black's Guide to London and Its Environs

Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - London (England) - 1863 - 450 pages
...within a narrow space, in such circumstances, strongly developed. London was to the Londoner what Athens was to the Athenian of the age of Pericles ; what...respect, ambitious of her offices, and zealous for her franchise." CHAPTEE THE THIRTIETH. PRINCIPAL STREETS AND SQUARES WEST OF THE CITY. Trafalgar Square—...
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The Works of Lord Macaulay, Complete: History of England

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Criminal law - 1866 - 668 pages
...narrow space was, in such circumstances, strongly developed. London was, to the Londoner, what Athens was to the Athenian of the age of Pericles, what Florence...Florentine of the fifteenth century. The citizen was prond of the grandeur of his city, punctilious about her claims to respect, ambitious of her offices,...
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