The cities and towns of this country are the greatest of all in the Middle Kingdom.

The modern "city" of St. Davids is a mere village, consisting of one principal street and two at right angles, with a fine old cross at their junction, but the chief attractions are its grand old cathedral and the ruins of its once famous Episcopal palace.

If any city had reason to adhere to Rome, that city was Syracuse; for the victory of the Carthaginians over the Romans could not but give to the former, at any rate, the sovereignty of all Sicily, and no one could seriously believe that the promises made by Carthage to the Syracusans would be really kept.

'A great city is the school for studying life,' iii. 253; 'His life was marred by drink and insolence,' iv.

The mighty city was completely laid prostrate.

His first city will be Raithen [Rahen or Rahan] in the region of Fircheall, territory of Meath and central plain of Ireland; this will become a place revered of men, and revered and famous will be his second city and church, scil.:Lismore, which shall possess lordship and great pre-eminence.

The deserted city was Nauvoo, Illinois.

'A great city is the school for studying life,' iii. 253; 'His life was marred by drink and insolence,' iv.

The only large Canaanite city which they could conquer in the early days was Jericho.

In other words, things are just where they were twelve years ago; the people are miserable and depressed, beset with countless troubles; the city itself is still an utter ruin, just as Nebuchadnezzar left it.

It was never safe for any king to trespass upon the liberties of London, and through the worst times that city has remained a true republic with liberal republican sentiments.

Canyon City at that time was a typical mining camp.

The city would be in effect a federation of the wards or boroughs.

The city is the corral where humans mill like cattle in a panic, are more easily ridden down en masse, and become habitual buyers of unnecessary things.

"Home news is what all good soldiers want; I write for you all I know: "The city is the same hot, noisy, dirty, dusty, muddy, gridiron, changed in nowise except that everywhere one sees invalid soldiers; and there are far too many officers lounging about, presumably on furloughtoo many Captain Dash's, twirling black moustaches in front of fashionable hotels.

They caught the sound of this spirit-voice as they stay'd their foes' career, And many a thrilling cry was heard, when the bayonet met the spear In vain, ye heroes, do you breathe your latest vows to heaven, In vain is your devoted blood in the cause of Freedom given, For when the morn awakes again, your city shall not be The haunt of maids who warbled deep, their sweetest songs for ye!

These great commercial cities were also great military organizations, and there were few wars in the turbulence of the Middle Ages in which Ypres did not have a share.

In ancient timesthat is to say, upward of three centuries agothe city of Augsburg was probably the most populous and consequential in the kingdom of Bavaria.

The cities of Lima and Arequipa are noteworthy exceptions.

" "No, thank you, General," said I, "Hays City is only a mile from here, and I prefer riding over there, as I know about every one in the town, and want to see some of my friends.

The city, too, had become a thoroughfare for New England and Western troops hurrying pell-mell toward the capital and that unknown bourne so vaguely defined as the "seat of war."

Bridges were burned; cities, such as Richmond, Atlanta, Columbia, Charleston, were well-nigh destroyed by fire; thousands of miles of railroad were torn up and ruined.

The chief city is Unguem, near which abundance of sugar is produced, and sent from thence to Cambalu.

From Goa I departed for Cochin, which is a voyage of three hundred miles, and betweene these two cities are many holdes of the Portugals, as Onor, Mangalor, Barzelor, and Cananor.

Soon after, Ballanche came all the way from Lyons to see his star of worship, and she kindly took him everywhere, for even in desolation the Eternal City is the most interesting spot on the face of the globe.