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Despite the proverb that "comparisons are odious," there is a great fascination to those who love to explore the old quarters of London, and to hunt up the records of people who have lived and died there, leaving their mark whether for good or evil, and then to note the difference that a hundred or so of years have made in its buildings and inhabitants. Take old Bloomsbury for instance -- by no means an uninteresting stroll -- described by Evelyn in 1665 as "a little towne with good aire. " Pope alludes to this once fashionable locality thus: --
"In Palace Yard at nine, you'll find me there, At ten for certain, sir, in Bloomsbury Square."