Oldal 69 [69]
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ORIGIN OF THE CITY 47
as to carry their own refutation with them. It will be sufficient if, in
this first chapter, we are able to start fair on a brief notice of some
of the wonders of our modern city, unencumbered with memories of
British kings or of Roman municipalities; and content to believe that
the institutions which have made London the foremost city of the
world are wholly of home growth and development.