"I saw with open eyes, Singing birds sweet,……" — Ralph Hodgson
"I saw with open eyes, Singing birds sweet, Sold in the shops, For the people to eat, Sold in the shops of, Stupidity Street."
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Ralph Hodgson
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9 Quotes by Ralph Hodgson
Ralph Hodgson has 9 quotes on this site.
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God loves an idle rainbow, no less than laboring seas.
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Did anyone ever have a boring dream?
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The handwriting on the wall may be a forgery.
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Without a wish, without a will, I stood upon that silent hill And stared into the sky until My eyes…
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Time, you old gipsy man, Will you not stay, Put up your caravan Just for one day?
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Some things have to be believed to be seen.
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Time, you old gypsy man, will you not stay, put up your caravan just for one day?
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