"I had rather be Countess of Puddle-Dock (in London) than Queen of Sussex."
Shadwell.
"London ... a place where next-door neighbours do not know one another."
Fielding.
"London ... where all people under thirty find so much amusement."
Gray.
"Dull as London is in summer, there is always more company in it than in any other one place."
Walpole.
"London! Opulent, enlarged, and still—increasing London!"
Cowper.