Broadbosomed, bold, becalm'd, benign
Lies Balham foursquare on the Northern Line.
Matched by no marvel save in Eastern scene,
A rose-red city half as gold as green.


'Balham—Gateway to the South' Third Division (BBC Third Programme, 1948); Nigel Rees (ed.) Cassell Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (1999)

Frank Muir Quotes

Broadbosomed, bold, becalm'd, benign Lies Balham foursquare on the Northern Line. Matched by no marvel save in Eastern scene, A rose-red city half as ...

Broadbosomed, bold, becalm'd, benign Lies Balham foursquare on the Northern Line. Matched by no marvel save in Eastern scene, A rose-red city half as ...

Broadbosomed, bold, becalm'd, benign Lies Balham foursquare on the Northern Line. Matched by no marvel save in Eastern scene, A rose-red city half as ...

Broadbosomed, bold, becalm'd, benign Lies Balham foursquare on the Northern Line. Matched by no marvel save in Eastern scene, A rose-red city half as ...