Reached London

Famous quotes containing the words reached and/or london:

““Having reached the term of his natural life”; Mwould it not be truer to say, Having reached the term of his unnatural life?”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“You owe me ten shillings,
Say the bells of St. Helen’s.
When will you pay me?
Say the bells of Old Bailey.
When I grow rich,
Say the bells of Shoreditch.
Pray when will that be?
Say the bells of Stepney.
I am sure I don’t know,
Says the great bell of Bow.”
—Unknown. The Bells of London (l. 13–22)