Indeed, nice one, Frank. Should win if there's any competition justice.
Apparently Betjeman regretted ever writing them (and Slough suffered real bombs and causalties during the war) but no doubt there were those who also thought that the lines were topographically a short distance off target.
Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Eton
Which once saw schoolboys badly beaten
But still can set a rich elite on
The path to power . . .
Last edited by Jerome Betts; 01-26-2013 at 04:35 AM.
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