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layanglicana
Author of books on Calcutta, Delhi and Dar es Salaam, I am now blogging as a lay person about the Church of England and the Anglican Communion. I am also blogging about the effects of World War One on the village of St Mary Bourne, Hampshire.
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Tag Archives: Ogden Nash
The Secret Town: Ogden Nash
There is a town within a town, Where my true love walks alone, And green, oh, meadow green, is her gown, And daffodil gold her shoon. Unto that silent,` secret place, No street, no alley, leads. A town without a … Continue reading
A Bone To Pick With Fate: Ogden Nash
I have a bone to pick with Fate. Come here and tell me, girlie, Do you think my mind is maturing late Or simply rotted early? Ogden Nash 1902-1971 Lines On Facing Forty (1942) The image is copyright: Mopic via … Continue reading
On Daughters’ Boyfriends: Ogden Nash
I always found my daughters’ beaux Invisible as the emperor’s clothes, And I could hear of them no more Than the slamming of an auto door. My chicks would then slip up to roost; They were, I finally deduced, Concealing … Continue reading
England Expects: Ogden Nash
Let us pause to consider the English, Who when they pause to consider themselves they get all reticently thrilled and tinglish. Englishmen are distinguished by their traditions and ceremonials, And also by their affection for their colonies and their condescension … Continue reading
My Dream: Ogden Nash
Here is a dream – It is my dream – My own dream- I dreamt it. I dreamt that my hair was kempt then I dreamt that my true love unkempt it. Ogden Nash The illustration is copyright: Dmitry Yashkin … Continue reading
The Strange Case of Mr. Fortague’s Disappointment: Ogden Nash
Mr.Lionel Fortague said he would settle down on Innisfree, the home of iridescent chitchat. He said he would a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made. Everyone said did he mean he would build a small cabin there, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ogden Nash, Ogden Nash Innisfree parody, The Lake Isle Of Innisfree, W B Yeats
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Gossip: Ogden Nash
If you want to get the most out of life, why the thing is to be a gossiper by day and a gossipee by night. Ogden Nash Ogden Nash Pocket Book The illustration is copyright: Vietrov Dmytro via Shutterstock
I Didn’t Go To Church Today: Ogden Nash
I didn’t go to church today, I trust the Lord to understand. The surf was swirling blue and white, The children swirling on the sand. He knows, He knows how brief my stay, How brief this spell of summer weather, … Continue reading
The Ant: Ogden Nash
The Ant The ant has made herself illustrious By constant industry industrious. So what? Would you be calm and placid If you were full of formic acid? Ogden Nash The illustration is copyright: Air0ne via Shutterstock
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Tagged ADHD, ant, formic acid, hyperactive, hyperactivity, Ogden Nash
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