Heart of London
Author: first_name: H. C. V.
last_name: Morton
Language: English

An ever-muttering prisoned storm,
The heart of London beating warm.
John Davidson, "Ballads and Songs"

A collection of short essays, originally published in The Daily Express newspaper. The writer was a journalist on staff, and also a renowned travel writer.

LONDON'S GROWTH

Here Herbs did grow
And Flowers sweet
But now 'tis called
Saint George's Street.

—An 18th century inscription on a London tavern


When a man is tired of London he is tired of life: for there is in London