Betjeman

Famous quotes containing the word betjeman:

    “The big blue eyes are shut which saw wrong clothing
    And favourite fields and coverts from a horse;”
    —Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)

    “People’s backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors.”
    —Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)

    “Keep our Empire undismembered
    Guide our Forces by Thy Hand,
    Gallant blacks from far Jamaica,
    Honduras and Togoland;
    Protect them Lord in all their fights,
    And, even more, protect the whites.”
    —Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)