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John Betjeman Quotes
John Betjeman
English
Poet
Born:
Aug 28
,
1906
Died:
May 19
,
1984
Give
Me
People
Red
Wine
World
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Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows.
John Betjeman
Dark
Before
Sights
Out
Hour
Smells
Sounds
Childhood
Measured
Reason
Grows
Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
John Betjeman
Me
World
Laughter
Lose
Bonus
Cold
Harvest
Give
Give Me
Over
Hold
Now
Silver and ermine and red faces full of port wine.
John Betjeman
Wine
Silver
Faces
Red
Full
Port
People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors.
John Betjeman
People
Back
More
Houses
Than
Front
Interesting
Public
Much
Gardens
Railways
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