Whether at the time of the union of the crowns, under James the First, when England and Scotland became Great Britain, this city, from its centrical situation, was considered as the best adapted for the seat of government, or for some other cause which I have not discovered, this notion must have been prevalent to have entered into a proverb.
"Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3)"
Isaac Disraeli
I am now settled in my new apartments, which are situated in the most centrical part of Paris.
"Paris As It Was and As It Is"
Francis W. Blagdon
It is unnecessary to expatiate on the advantages which the fine arts may expect to derive from such a repository of antiques in a capital so centrical as Paris.
"Paris As It Was and As It Is"
Francis W. Blagdon