Islington London Borough

Famous quotes containing the words islington and/or london:

    “There was a youthe, and a well-loved youthe,
    And he was a squires son:
    He loved the bayliffes daughter deare,
    That lived in Islington.”
    —Unknown. The Bailiff’s Daughter of Islington (l. 1–4)

    “I suggested a doubt, that if I were to reside in London, the exquisite zest with which I relished it in occasional visits might go off, and I might grow tired of it. JOHNSON. “ ... No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.””
    —Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)