"Hymns are the poetry of the people." — John Betjeman
"Hymns are the poetry of the people."
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John Betjeman
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18 Quotes by John Betjeman
John Betjeman has 18 quotes on this site.
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Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows.
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Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
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Ludlow....is probably the loveliest town in England with its hill of Georgian houses ascending from the river Teme to the…
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What the Londoner sees in his mind’s eye is that cluster of towers and pinnacles seen from Pentonville Hill and…
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Oh Wasn't it naughty of Smudges? Oh, Mummy, I'm sick with disgust. She threww me in front of the judges,…
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Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me…
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I ought to warn you that my verse is of no interest to people who can think.
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Topography is one of my chief themes in my poetry..about the country, the suburbs and the seaside... then there come's…
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There are two thing you need for a jolly good hymn.The first is a set of words that expresses the…
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Hymn tunes are the nearest we've got to English folk music..
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One mark of good verse is surprise
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I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver…
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More Hymns Quotes
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The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab…
— Theodore Bikel
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It's always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where you come from is part…
— Anthony Burgess
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Apparently there are some Democratic leaders in the Senate that are running for office who now believe in tax cuts.
— Jeb Bush
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What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing…
— Hillary Clinton
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Mounting toward the upland again, I pause reverently, as the hush and stillness of twilight come upon the woods. It…
— John Burroughs
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Chess problems are the hymn-tunes of mathematics.
— G. H. Hardy
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All religions are inconsistent with mental freedom. Shakespeare is my bible, Burns my hymn-book.
— Robert Green Ingersoll
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And before my Soul took me to task I was hard of hearing; I heard only tumult and uproar. But…
— Khalil Gibran
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All our life is like a day of celebration for us; we are convinced, in fact, that God is always…
— Clement of Alexandria
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There is a land, where the roses are without thorns, where the flowers are not mixed with brambles. In that…
— Anna Letitia Barbauld
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But because we accept the sanctity of life, the responsibility that comes with freedom and the supreme sacrifice of Christ…
— Margaret Thatcher
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