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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=538101" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>To the City of London</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">London, thou art of town{.e}s A per se.<br> Soveraign of cities, semeliest in sight,<br> Of high renoun, riches, and royaltie;<br> Of lordis, barons, and many goodly knyght;<br> Of most delectable lusty ladies bright;<br> Of famous prelatis in habitis clericall;<br> Of merchauntis full of substaunce and myght:<br> London, thou art the flour of Cities all.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> Gladdith anon, thou lusty Troy Novaunt,<br> Citie that some tyme cleped was New Troy,<br> In all the erth, imperiall as thou stant,<br> Pryncesse of townes, of pleasure, and of joy,<br> A richer restith under no Christen roy;<br> For manly power, with craftis naturall,<br> Fourmeth none fairer sith the flode of Noy:<br> London, thou art the flour of Cities all.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> Gemme of all joy, jasper of jocunditie,<br> Most myghty carbuncle of vertue and valour;<br> Strong Troy in vigour and in strenuytie;<br> Of royall cities rose and geraflour;<br> Empresse of town{.e}s, exalt in honour;<br> In beawtie beryng the crone imperiall;<br> Swete paradise precelling in pleasure:<br> London, thow art the floure of Cities all.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> Above all ryvers thy Ryver hath renowne,<br> Whose beryall stremys, pleasaunt and preclare,<br> Under thy lusty wallys renneth down,<br> Where many a swanne doth swymme with wyngis fare;<br> Where many a barge doth saile, and row with are,<br> Where many a ship doth rest with toppe-royall.<br> O! towne of townes, patrone and not-compare:<br> London, thou art the floure of Cities all.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> Upon thy lusty Brigge of pylers white<br> Been merchauntis full royall to behold;<br> Upon thy stretis goth many a semely knyght<br> In velvet gownes and cheyn{.e}s of fyne gold.<br> By Julyus Cesar thy Tour founded of old<br> May be the hous of Mars victoryall,<br> Whos artillary with tonge may not be told:<br> London, thou art the flour of Cities all.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> Strong be thy wallis that about the standis;<br> Wise be the people that within the dwellis;<br> Fresh is thy ryver with his lusty strandis;<br> Blith be thy chirches, wele sownyng be thy bellis;<br> Riche be thy merchauntis in substaunce that excellis;<br> Fair be thy wives, right lovesom, white and small;<br> Clere be thy virgyns, lusty under kellis:<br> London, thow art the flour of Cities all.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> Thy famous Maire, by pryncely governaunce,<br> With swerd of justice the rulith prudently.<br> No Lord of Parys, Venyce, or Floraunce<br> In dignytie or honoure goeth to hym nye.<br> He is exampler, lood{.e}-ster, and guye;<br> Principall patrone and roose orygynalle,<br> Above all Maires as maister moost worthy:<br> London, thou art the flour of Cities all.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=William+Dunbar">William Dunbar</a><div class=q>
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 Soveraign of cities, semeliest in sight,
 Of high renoun, riches, and royaltie;
 Of lordis, barons, and many goodly knyght;
 Of most delectable lusty ladies bright;
 Of famous prelatis in habitis clericall;..."></div>
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