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Think of what our Nation stands for,
Books from Boots' and country lanes,
Free speech, free passes, class distinction,
Democracy and proper drains.
Lord, put beneath Thy special care
One-eighty-nine Cadogan Square.
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The sort of girl I like to see
Smiles down from her great height at me.
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So, Lord, reserve for me a crown,
And do not let my shares go down.
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But I'm dying now and done for,
What on earth was all the fun for?
I am ill and old and terrified and tight.
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Belbroughton Road is bonny, and pinkly bursts the spray
Of prunus and forsythia across the public way.
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Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.
Faith Baldwin
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Born:
August 28, 1906
Died:
May 19, 1984
(aged 77)
Bio:
Sir John Betjeman was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster who described himself in Who's Who as a "poet and hack". He was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1972 until his death.
Known for:
Summoned by Bells (1960)
John Betjeman: Collected Poems (1958)
The best of Betjeman (1978)
Nip in the air (1974)
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