AE,
I am so relieved to find a kindred reader of the Larkin.
Yes, forcing it into "acceptable" IP patterns wrecks it. I am grateful for your post.
In fact, I could say - "AE - I. O. U."
Yes, the de la Mare poem is more of a challenge, certainly. But I wonder why it should pose a greater challenge to American ears - if indeed it does?
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Mark Allinson
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