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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: Oscar Wilde
Reading the Bible: Oscar Wilde
At Christmas, I managed to get hold of a Greek Testament, and every morning after I had cleaned my cell and polished my tins, I read a little of the Gospels, a dozen verses taken by chance anywhere. It is … Continue reading
Conversation: Oscar Wilde
After all, the only proper intoxication is conversation. Oscar Wilde
Fate: Oscar Wilde
One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will be. Oscar Wilde De Profundis The image is copyright: angelo gilardelli via Shutterstock
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Tagged co-operation with the inevitable, De Profundis, Fate, Oscar Wilde, prison
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What People Say Of Me Behind My Back: Oscar Wilde
I don’t at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited. Oscar Wilde 1854-1900 An Ideal Husband (1895) The image is copyright: Brian A Jackson via Shutterstock
Oh Who Is That Young Sinner? A E Housman
Oh who is that young sinner with the handcuffs on his wrists? And what has he been after that they groan and shake their fists? And wherefore is he wearing such a conscience-stricken air? Oh they’re taking him to prison … Continue reading
Far Too Much Rouge: Oscar Wilde
She wore far too much rouge last night, and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of despair in a woman. Oscar Wilde 1854-1900 The illustration is Xaviera Hollander, via Wikimedia. The author of ‘The Happy Hooker’ still … Continue reading
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Tagged Blusher, Decollete, mini skirt, Oscar Wilde, Rouge, Xaviera Hollander
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Sorrow: Lord Alfred Douglas
Into the silence of the empty night I went and took my scorned heart with me, And all the thousand eyes of heaven were bright; But sorrow came and led me back to thee. I turned my weary eyes towards … Continue reading
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Tagged Bette Davis, Depression, Lord Alfred Douglas, Love, Now Voyager, Oscar Wilde
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Bad Poetry: Oscar Wilde
All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling Oscar Wilde The illustration is ‘Melodrama’ (c.1860) by Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) via Wikimedia
The Flaw In Government: Oscar Wilde
Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm. Oscar Wilde 1854-1900 An Ideal Husband (1895) Members of Youth Parliament (MYP) assembled in the Chamber ready to begin debating. Speaker Rt … Continue reading