“ This needle, brought from Egypt, Is nothing but a stone. How silently it watches Old Thames go gliding by! "You're very old," the River says, "But not so old as I." Think you it longs for Egypt, This wondrous solemn stone, That stands and gazes at us Each day so sad and lone? Ah yes! when London's sleeping, If monuments can dream, It longs for Egypt's palm-trees, And Nile's slow murmuring stream. [45] [46] "All hot! all hot! come buy! Ten a penny is the price, And if you my chestnuts try, You'll declare they're very nice. ”
Felix Leigh
Summary
“London Town”, is a work by Felix Leigh. It explores elements such as penny, Westminster Cloisters and ducks.
Quotes from London Town (Felix Leigh)
“ For that one penny bun, after all, was so small, There was hardly a mouthful for each! From the ducks and the swans on the lake, to next page— A much quieter scene—you may pass: Though Westminster Cloisters are hoary with age, Yet green is their velvety grass, And cheerily bright are their gables and peaks, As they glow in the westering sun: 'Tis some house in the Cloisters yon schoolboy seeks— Don't you wonder, now, which is the one? ”
“ To each chilly passer calls, As she roasts above the flame Fine round nuts like floury balls. Hungry children soon draw near, If a penny they have got, And with warmth and food to cheer, They become "all hot! all hot!" ”
