. Liverpool . n already of its daylight loveliness, 12—2 92 LIVERPOOL of the elemental hungers that it bothfeeds and fosters, of its cordial ministryto all that is most panic in mens with the advent of night it, too,suffers a deep and splendid this medicative disloyalty,it frankly surrenders itself to the Citysrule, and becomes a peaceful province ofurbanity. The lights of the City makegolden chains about it, golden lightsfrom the City patrol its deep recesses. Itis the hour of reconciliations. The Cityis more elemental than by day, the Riveris less elemental, and a
. Liverpool . n already of its daylight loveliness, 12—2 92 LIVERPOOL of the elemental hungers that it bothfeeds and fosters, of its cordial ministryto all that is most panic in mens with the advent of night it, too,suffers a deep and splendid this medicative disloyalty,it frankly surrenders itself to the Citysrule, and becomes a peaceful province ofurbanity. The lights of the City makegolden chains about it, golden lightsfrom the City patrol its deep recesses. Itis the hour of reconciliations. The Cityis more elemental than by day, the Riveris less elemental, and a long sustainedharmony unites the flaming tides of thestreets and the darkened causeway ofthe tide. Even the boats have sharedthe transformation. So eminently busi-ness-like beneath the sun, they are nowchanged to shining presences, romanti-cally visiting the night. Topaz, emerald,and ruby are their chosen favours, andwidespread robes of cramoisie and goldreflections trail sumptuously about themas they OVERHEAD RAILWAY FROM JAMES STREET. CHAPTER IV THE SUBURBS § i. If one wanted very badly to indulge apassion for historical retrospect, thischapter, of course, would provide thegreat opportunity. For although it iscustomary to regard them as mere up-starts, the Suburbs of Liverpool, like thesuburbs of so many great towns, arereally much more venerable than the Cityitself. West Derby, for instance, was aplace of power and dignity when Liver-pool was a mere huddle of patchedcabins on the marshes away below ; andBootle, Litherland, Crosby, Walton,Kirkdale, Smithdown, Wavertree, andToxteth, unlike the place that now looks 93 94 LIVERPOOL down upon them patronizingly, are alldistinguished by references in Dooms-day Book. But in spite of this, andalthough, as we shall see, some faintodour of antiquity still here and theresurvives, yet to make anything morethan the barest mention of their fineold memories and traditions wouldbe to create a very false impressionof the aspect th
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