John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8236 Henry Howarth Bashford 1880- ? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8236 |
| AUTHOR: | Henry Howarth Bashford (1880– ?) |
| QUOTATION: | As I came down the Highgate Hill, The Highgate Hill, the Highgate Hill, As I came down the Highgate Hill 1 I met the sun’s bravado, And saw below me, fold on fold, Grey to pearl and pearl to gold, This London like a land of old, The land of Eldorado. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Romance. |
| Note 1. Alfred Noyes: Go down to Kew in Lilac-time. [back] |