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![James Massey of Piper's Model Makers cleans the City of London s official 1:500th scale architectural model of central London, which has gone on public display at the City Centre gallery, London.]()
James Massey of Piper’s Model Makers cleans the City of London’s official 1:500th scale architectural model of central London, which has gone on public display at the City Centre gallery, London: photo by Dominic Lipinski/PA, 16 May 2016
![James Massey of Piper's Model Makers cleans the City of London s official 1:500th scale architectural model of central London, which has gone on public display at the City Centre gallery, London.]()
James Massey of Piper’s Model Makers cleans the City of London’s official 1:500th scale architectural model of central London, which has gone on public display at the City Centre gallery, London: photo by Dominic Lipinski/PA, 16 May 2016
torns vp the grayns off gold alredy tryd
like bendyd mone doth lend her lusty syd
Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542): in Spayn, c. 3 June 1539: text from British Library Egerton MS. 2711, fol. 69 (holograph); transcription via Richard Harrier, The Canon of Sir Thomas Wyatt's Poetry (1975)
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The Ambassadors (detail): Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533, oil on oak (National Gallery, London)
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The Ambassadors (detail): Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533, oil on oak (National Gallery, London)
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Portrait of the Merchant Georg Gisze (detail): Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532, oil on wood (Staatliche Museen, Berlin)
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Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan (detail): Hans Holbein the Younger, 1538, oil on oak (National Gallery, London)
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Portrait of Thomas Cromwell: Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1533, oak, 76 x 61 cm (Frick Collection, New York)
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View of Syon House across the Thames near Kew Gardens: Richard Wilson (1714-1782), c. 1760, oil on canvas, 104 x 139 cm (Neue Pinakothek, Munich)
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View of Syon House across the Thames near Kew Gardens: Richard Wilson (1714-1782), c. 1760, oil on canvas, 104 x 139 cm (Neue Pinakothek, Munich)
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View of London: Antonio Joli, 1743-50, oil on canvas, 151 x 278 cm (Private collection)
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The River Thames with St. Paul's Cathedral on Lord Mayor's Day: Canaletto, 1746-47, oil on canvas (Lobkowicz Collections, Lobkowicz Palace, Prague)
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London: Greenwich Hospital from the North Bank of the Thames: Canaletto, c. 1753, oil on canvas, 66 x 112.5 cm (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich)
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London: The Thames and the City of London from Richmond House: Canaletto, 1747, oil on canvas, 105 x 117.5 cm (Private collection)
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London: The Thames and the City of London from Richmond House (detail): Canaletto, 1747 (Private collection) ![]()
London: the Thames and the City of London from the Terrace of Richmond House: Canaletto, c. 1747, pen and ink with wash on paper, 337 x 540 mm (Private collection)
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City workers crossed the Millennium Bridge over the River Thames on a foggy morning in London: photo by Toby Melville/Reuters, 2 November 2015
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City workers crossed the Millennium Bridge over the River Thames on a foggy morning in London: photo by Toby Melville/Reuters, 2 November 2015
![A City worker shields his eyes from the sun outside of the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain, March 29, 2016. The Bank of England could be pulled in very different directions if British voters take the historic step of leaving the European Union in a referendum set for June 23.. REUTERS/Toby Melville]()
![A City worker shields his eyes from the sun outside of the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain, March 29, 2016. The Bank of England could be pulled in very different directions if British voters take the historic step of leaving the European Union in a referendum set for June 23.. REUTERS/Toby Melville]()
![A seagull flies past Westminster Bridge during a foggy day in central London, November 2, 2015. Airports across Britain suffered disruption on Monday as heavy fog led to delays and cancellations for a second day. Flights to and from London airports were being affected, while foggy conditions in the capital and across Europe were causing problems to airports around the country.REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth]()
A seagull flies past Westminster Bridge during a foggy day in central London today. Airports across Britain suffered disruption on Monday as heavy fog led to delays and cancellations for a second day. Flights to and from London airports were being affected, while foggy conditions in the capital and across Europe were causing problems to airports around the country: photo by Stefan Wermuth/Reuters, 2 November 2015
![Trading Ring Unveiled Inside London Metals Exchange's New Premises...Traders, brokers and clerks shout and gesture on the trading floor of the open outcry pit at the London Metal Exchange (LME), at their new premises on Finsbury Square, in London, U.K in London, U.K., on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. The new LME ring has capacity to host 14 members. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg]()
Traders, brokers and clerks shout and gesture on the trading floor of the open outcry pit at the London Metal Exchange (LME), at their new premises on Finsbury Square in London: photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg, 18 February 2016
![Trading Ring Unveiled Inside London Metals Exchange's New Premises...Traders, brokers and clerks shout and gesture on the trading floor of the open outcry pit at the London Metal Exchange (LME), at their new premises on Finsbury Square, in London, U.K in London, U.K., on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. The new LME ring has capacity to host 14 members. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg]()
Traders, brokers and clerks shout and gesture on the trading floor of the open outcry pit at the London Metal Exchange (LME), at their new premises on Finsbury Square in London: photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg, 18 February 2016
![A seagull flies past Westminster Bridge during a foggy day in central London, November 2, 2015. Airports across Britain suffered disruption on Monday as heavy fog led to delays and cancellations for a second day. Flights to and from London airports were being affected, while foggy conditions in the capital and across Europe were causing problems to airports around the country.REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth]()
A seagull flies past Westminster Bridge during a foggy day in central London today. Airports across Britain suffered disruption on Monday as heavy fog led to delays and cancellations for a second day. Flights to and from London airports were being affected, while foggy conditions in the capital and across Europe were causing problems to airports around the country: photo by Stefan Wermuth/Reuters, 2 November 2015
![Passengers ride an escalator at Canary Wharf tube station in London]()
Passengers ride an escalator at Canary Wharf tube station in London on Tuesday: photo by Kevin Coombs/Reuters, 15 March 2016
James Massey of Piper’s Model Makers cleans the City of London’s official 1:500th scale architectural model of central London, which has gone on public display at the City Centre gallery, London: photo by Dominic Lipinski/PA, 16 May 2016
James Massey of Piper’s Model Makers cleans the City of London’s official 1:500th scale architectural model of central London, which has gone on public display at the City Centre gallery, London: photo by Dominic Lipinski/PA, 16 May 2016
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Tagus fare well t westward w thy strems
torns vp the grayns off gold alredy tryd
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w spurr and sayle for I go seke the tems
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the sonne y shewthe her welthi pryd
and to the town brutus sowght by drems
like bendyd mone doth lend her lusty syd
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My Kyng my Contry for whome <only alone> I lyve
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of myghty love the winge for this me gyve
The Ambassadors (detail): Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533, oil on oak (National Gallery, London)
The Ambassadors (detail): Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533, oil on oak (National Gallery, London)
Portrait of the Merchant Georg Gisze (detail): Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532, oil on wood (Staatliche Museen, Berlin)
Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan (detail): Hans Holbein the Younger, 1538, oil on oak (National Gallery, London)
Portrait of Thomas Cromwell: Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1533, oak, 76 x 61 cm (Frick Collection, New York)
View of Syon House across the Thames near Kew Gardens: Richard Wilson (1714-1782), c. 1760, oil on canvas, 104 x 139 cm (Neue Pinakothek, Munich)
View of Syon House across the Thames near Kew Gardens: Richard Wilson (1714-1782), c. 1760, oil on canvas, 104 x 139 cm (Neue Pinakothek, Munich)
View of London: Antonio Joli, 1743-50, oil on canvas, 151 x 278 cm (Private collection)
The River Thames with St. Paul's Cathedral on Lord Mayor's Day: Canaletto, 1746-47, oil on canvas (Lobkowicz Collections, Lobkowicz Palace, Prague)
London: Greenwich Hospital from the North Bank of the Thames: Canaletto, c. 1753, oil on canvas, 66 x 112.5 cm (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich)
London: The Thames and the City of London from Richmond House: Canaletto, 1747, oil on canvas, 105 x 117.5 cm (Private collection)
London: The Thames and the City of London from Richmond House (detail): Canaletto, 1747 (Private collection)
London: the Thames and the City of London from the Terrace of Richmond House: Canaletto, c. 1747, pen and ink with wash on paper, 337 x 540 mm (Private collection)
Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802
Earth has not anything to show more fair:
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in its majesty:
This City now doth, like a garment, wear
The beauty of the morning; silent, bare,
Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields, and to the sky;
All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
Never did sun more beautifully steep
In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill;
Ne’er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!
The river glideth at his own sweet will:
Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
And all that mighty heart is lying still! William Wordsworth (1770-1850): Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 
City workers crossed the Millennium Bridge over the River Thames on a foggy morning in London: photo by Toby Melville/Reuters, 2 November 2015
City workers crossed the Millennium Bridge over the River Thames on a foggy morning in London: photo by Toby Melville/Reuters, 2 November 2015
A City worker shields his eyes from the sun outside of the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain today: photo by Toby Melville/Reuters, 29 March 2016
A City worker shields his eyes from the sun outside of the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain today: photo by Toby Melville/Reuters, 29 March 2016
A seagull flies past Westminster Bridge during a foggy day in central London today. Airports across Britain suffered disruption on Monday as heavy fog led to delays and cancellations for a second day. Flights to and from London airports were being affected, while foggy conditions in the capital and across Europe were causing problems to airports around the country: photo by Stefan Wermuth/Reuters, 2 November 2015
Traders, brokers and clerks shout and gesture on the trading floor of the open outcry pit at the London Metal Exchange (LME), at their new premises on Finsbury Square in London: photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg, 18 February 2016
Traders, brokers and clerks shout and gesture on the trading floor of the open outcry pit at the London Metal Exchange (LME), at their new premises on Finsbury Square in London: photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg, 18 February 2016
A seagull flies past Westminster Bridge during a foggy day in central London today. Airports across Britain suffered disruption on Monday as heavy fog led to delays and cancellations for a second day. Flights to and from London airports were being affected, while foggy conditions in the capital and across Europe were causing problems to airports around the country: photo by Stefan Wermuth/Reuters, 2 November 2015
Passengers ride an escalator at Canary Wharf tube station in London on Tuesday: photo by Kevin Coombs/Reuters, 15 March 2016