From '41 to '51
I was my folk's contrary son;
I bit my father's hand right through
And broke my mother's heart in two.


Opening lines - The Everlasting Mercy (1919)

John Masefield Quotes

From '41 to '51 I was my folk's contrary son; I bit my father's hand right through And broke my mother's heart in two.

From '41 to '51 I was my folk's contrary son; I bit my father's hand right through And broke my mother's heart in two.

From '41 to '51 I was my folk's contrary son; I bit my father's hand right through And broke my mother's heart in two.

From '41 to '51 I was my folk's contrary son; I bit my father's hand right through And broke my mother's heart in two.