Lives of great men will remind us
We can make our lives sublime
And,departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time.
Footprints, that perhaps another,
Sailing o’er life’s solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.
Longfellow
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I saw a jolly hunter
With a jolly gun
Walking in the country
In the jolly sun.
In the jolly meadow
Sat a jolly hare.
Saw the jolly hunter.
Took jolly care.
Hunter jolly eager-
Sight of jolly prey.
Forgot gun pointing
Wrong jolly way.
Jolly hunter jolly head
Over heels gone.
Jolly old safety catch
Not jolly on.
Bang went the jolly gun.
Hunter jolly dead.
Jolly hare got clean away.
Jolly good, I said.
Charles Causey - (24 August 1917 – 4 November 2003) was a Cornish poet, schoolmaster and writer. His work is noted for its simplicity and directness and for its associations with folklore, especially when linked to his native Cornwall.
A bit OTT to run such a small circular saw. Well done getting the post concluded. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteAlan R - it looks very dangerous to me. No guards on the belt or the saw blade.
ReplyDeleteWhen those were made guards were only at Buckingham Palace. Nowadays this set up would be frowned upon in a commercial setting. One good point though, the belt looks in fine fettle.
ReplyDeleteAh, it's the open-heart surgery option then
ReplyDeleteWell recorded - I wonder if it is being used regularly, or simply waiting for . . . Robespierre perhaps.
gimmer - not sure about that but I think A and E should be put on alert.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it be rustier if it still awaited Robespierre? In any case he already lacks a head though there's no reason why a Gilet Jaune with a sense of history couldn't start at Max's other end.
ReplyDeleteRR - I have a similar contraption in my garage. Thinks "what previously unthought of uses could I put it to?"
ReplyDeletePlease advise on correct format for writing "thinks" like that, or perhaps you will just say it shouldn't be used like that at all.
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ReplyDeleteSir Hugh: I wouldn't normally recommend parentheses but this case might be the exception. Parentheses, like dashes, have roughly the same grammatical weight as commas and to me these two sentences call out for closer integration; the full stop is too divisive.
ReplyDeleteThus: I have a similar contraption in my garage (Thinks, what previously unthought-of uses..?).
Three other points. Trim unnecessary words. Thinks, like said, takes a comma. Get rid of quotes wherever you can. Read The Guardian on-line with this latter suggestion in mind. Note too how often capital letters are dispensed with: eg, prime minister but Downing Street when referring to the prime ministerial function.
RR - Thanks for that.
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