Thoughts From Our Resident Cynic
11 hours ago
Sunday, 22 May 2011
Fragments from "Auguries of Innocence"
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
A Robin Redbreast in a Cage
Puts all Heaven in a Rage.
A dove house fill’d with doves and pigeons
Shudders Hell thro’ all its regions.
A Dog starv’d at his Master’s Gate
Predicts the ruin of the State.
A Horse misus’d upon the Road
Calls to Heaven for Human blood.
Each outcry of the hunted Hare
A fiber from the Brain does tear.
He who shall train the Horse to War
Shall never pass the Polar Bar.
The Beggar’s Dog and Widow’s Cat,
Feed them and thou wilt grow fat.
The Gnat that sings his Summer song
Poison gets from Slander’s tongue.
The poison of the Snake and Newt
Is the sweat of Envy’s Foot.
A truth that’s told with bad intent
Beats all the Lies you can invent.
It is right it should be so;
Man was made for Joy and Woe;
And when this we rightly know
Thro’ the World we safely go.
Every Night and every Morn
Some to Misery are Born.
Every Morn and every Night
Some are Born to sweet delight.
Some are Born to sweet delight,
Some are Born to Endless Night.
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
A Robin Redbreast in a Cage
Puts all Heaven in a Rage.
A dove house fill’d with doves and pigeons
Shudders Hell thro’ all its regions.
A Dog starv’d at his Master’s Gate
Predicts the ruin of the State.
A Horse misus’d upon the Road
Calls to Heaven for Human blood.
Each outcry of the hunted Hare
A fiber from the Brain does tear.
He who shall train the Horse to War
Shall never pass the Polar Bar.
The Beggar’s Dog and Widow’s Cat,
Feed them and thou wilt grow fat.
The Gnat that sings his Summer song
Poison gets from Slander’s tongue.
The poison of the Snake and Newt
Is the sweat of Envy’s Foot.
A truth that’s told with bad intent
Beats all the Lies you can invent.
It is right it should be so;
Man was made for Joy and Woe;
And when this we rightly know
Thro’ the World we safely go.
Every Night and every Morn
Some to Misery are Born.
Every Morn and every Night
Some are Born to sweet delight.
Some are Born to sweet delight,
Some are Born to Endless Night.
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Sunday, 15 May 2011
Friday, 6 May 2011
Seconds out,,,
Zach: You know that George has the exact same watch as me?
J: Yes
Zach: Well his watch is exactly 2 seconds slower than mine
J: Is it?
Zach: Yes... so we always use my watch when we're going to lunch and his when we go back to class. It's only 2 seconds but it all counts...
J: Yes
Zach: Well his watch is exactly 2 seconds slower than mine
J: Is it?
Zach: Yes... so we always use my watch when we're going to lunch and his when we go back to class. It's only 2 seconds but it all counts...
Friday, 29 April 2011
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
Marbella
Have just had a lovely week in Marbella (despite the torrential rain!)and must thank Mike Drury for his help. His blog is full of interesting and useful facts and the info he gave me regarding my trip back to the airport by bus was spot on. It's really refreshing to find someone so helpful. Anyone thinking of visiting Spain I recommend reading Mike's blog
http://blog.gomarbella.com/
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