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Zarquon's Singing Fish! Started conversation Mar 24, 2002
Who was it said of men 'A thing of beauty and a boy forever'?
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Gwennie Posted Mar 24, 2002
I don't know but wish I did so that I could stuff a particularly old and smelly sock in their mouth! 
Is that "boy" as in temperamental, prone to tantrums when unable to get own way and sulks a lot? 
As for a "thing of beauty"...
*Pictures her hubby and shakes her head*
Nah! 
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Post Team Posted Mar 24, 2002
Erm... Keats wrote:
'A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness'
which comes from Endymion I 
Not to be confused with:
'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,
That is all you need to know on earth,
and all ye need to know.'
which comes from 'Ode to a Grecian Urn'
(Old joke What's a Grecian Urn?... about 5 drachmas a week 
)
shazz... who loves the poetry of John Keats 
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Gwennie Posted Mar 24, 2002
*Is still wondering where her book of quotations has gone and is now becoming suspicious that she might have loaned it to Shazz*
Who is this Greek bloke named Urn then Shazz? 
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Post Team Posted Mar 24, 2002
He partners another Greek bloke called 'Erik Thessalonika' Gwennie
I carry most quotes from Keats close to my heart... no prompting required!
shazz
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Gwennie Posted Mar 24, 2002
*Is suitably impressed and tries to hide her iggerantz of such matters* 
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Post Team Posted Mar 24, 2002
I possibly had the advantage of having the poetry of Keats as required reading at school... not everyone is so blessed. 
shazz
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Ormondroyd Posted Mar 24, 2002
Gazing up at the row of football posters on my living-room wall, I tend to agree with the bit about a man being a boy forever. But a thing of beauty... I wish!
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Gwennie Posted Mar 24, 2002
I vaguely remember that my English tutor did attempt to arouse my enthusiasm with regard to poetry, but my mind was probably on higher things, or should I say my mind was high "with" other things... 
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Post Team Posted Mar 24, 2002
'Higher things' Gwennie?
Talking of football Ormy... guess what TM is doing right now eh? Watching the summary if the Dutch footie which was played over the weekend!
shazz
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Post Team Posted Mar 24, 2002
Indeed... there is certainly a quantity of 
involved in the preceedings Ormy
shazz
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TIMELORD Posted Mar 25, 2002
Win or lose we will sup some booze but when we draw we sup a lot more.
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