"Silver and ermine and red faces full of…" — John Betjeman
"Silver and ermine and red faces full of port wine."
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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.
- Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
- Ludlow....is probably the loveliest town in England with its hill of Georgian houses ascending from the river Teme to the…
- What the Londoner sees in his mind’s eye is that cluster of towers and pinnacles seen from Pentonville Hill and…
- Oh Wasn't it naughty of Smudges? Oh, Mummy, I'm sick with disgust. She threww me in front of the judges,…
- Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me…
- I ought to warn you that my verse is of no interest to people who can think.
- Hymns are the poetry of the people.
- Topography is one of my chief themes in my poetry..about the country, the suburbs and the seaside... then there come's…
- There are two thing you need for a jolly good hymn.The first is a set of words that expresses the…
- Hymn tunes are the nearest we've got to English folk music..
- One mark of good verse is surprise
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