OF THE WORLD IN GENERAL.
Q. What is geography?
A. The looking for places on a map, or in Downing-street, or anywhere else in the world.
Q. What do you mean by the world?
A. Every place comprehended within the circle of a sixpenny omnibus fare from the Bank.
Q. Of what is the world composed?
A. Of bricks and mortar, and Thames water.
Q. Into how many parts is the world usually divided?
A. Into four great parts, viz.—London, Westminster, Marylebone, and Finsbury; to which may be added the Borough, which is over the water. Or it may be said that Fashion has divided the world into two distinct parts, viz.—the East-end and the West-end, and a great number of suburbs.
Q. How are the bricks and mortar subdivided?