Get out of London!

London is demolished. The conventional society has been completely corrupted. The cries mentioned may be that of the past happiness and functionality. The soldier is a synecdoche for the entire army and sighs because he can't even help London at this point, because it was destroyed by something other than manpower and war. London has become humanistic so the church has lost it's shine. Instead of the prime minister running the streets, it is the street walker that is greatly influential. This new society is a curse placed on London that will not easily be lifted. However, this may not be what the harlot wanted. The harlot is described as "youthful" which gives her a sort of innocence in the situation. If the harlot embodies the population of London, then their city has been corrupted against their own will.