"One mark of good verse is surprise" — John Betjeman
"One mark of good verse is surprise"
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John Betjeman
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18 Quotes by John Betjeman
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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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Hymns are the poetry of the people.
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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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I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver…
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