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they always revert to type
Posted by: revcaroline (192.168.128.---)
Date: February 04, 2022 01:58AM
It is thought that this is the 'punchline' to a poem of John Betjeman. the story is of a Home Counties gal who goes up to London, to Art School? lives a nice bohemian life, then goes home and marries a local lad. the poet comments 'they always revert to type' it does SOUND like a Betjemanesque line, story and all, but where?
Thanks, in advance
Thanks, in advance
Re: they always revert to type
Posted by: Pheme (192.168.128.---)
Date: February 07, 2022 05:28AM
Re: they always revert to type
Posted by: IanB (192.168.128.---)
Date: February 14, 2022 03:31AM
Which one, Pheme?
Re: they always revert to type
Posted by: marian2 (192.168.128.---)
Date: February 15, 2022 03:25AM
Ian - in Pheme's link, the end of the paragraph headed Critical perspective is a quote more or less the same as revcaroline's post. However, the quote's source poem isn't given, more's the pity.
Re: they always revert to type
Posted by: lg (Moderator)
Date: April 28, 2022 01:15PM
Marian, I believe that the quotes must lead us to assume that these words belong to Peter Porter, himself: [72.14.203.104]
Les
Les
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