tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798741819621608096.post89103787074812277..comments2023-11-06T08:40:29.039+00:00Comments on The Dabbler: Dabbler Country - The Nation's Favourite?Brithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798741819621608096.post-67379084323400697772023-07-29T17:54:18.134+01:002023-07-29T17:54:18.134+01:00kırklareli
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75RDN<a href="https://kirklareli.escortdocs.com/" title="kırklareli" rel="nofollow">kırklareli</a><br /><a href="https://tekirdag.escortdocs.com/" title="tekirdağ" rel="nofollow">tekirdağ</a><br /><a href="https://giresun.escortdocs.com/" title="giresun" rel="nofollow">giresun</a><br /><a href="https://adiyaman.escortdocs.com/" title="adıyaman" rel="nofollow">adıyaman</a><br /><a href="https://manisa.escortdocs.com/" title="manisa" rel="nofollow">manisa</a><br />75RDNhayriyenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798741819621608096.post-42714032710532126192010-08-24T14:00:07.982+01:002010-08-24T14:00:07.982+01:00Good points all, Stephen - though the main problem...Good points all, Stephen - though the main problem with Spring Song is that it's not much good. Certainly not Edward Thomas good.Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798741819621608096.post-21277147341929739272010-08-24T13:36:19.494+01:002010-08-24T13:36:19.494+01:00Well said, Nige. But, as an American, perhaps I sh...Well said, Nige. But, as an American, perhaps I should keep my nose out of this.<br /><br />However, the inclusion of John Davidson puzzles me. To wit (and my tongue is firmly in cheek): given the fact that Davidson was born in Scotland, should he be eligible to compete? (He did, however, commit suicide by jumping into the sea at Penzance and, thus, has a connection with England.) <br /><br />So (again, with tongue firmly in cheek) I ask: how do we know whether "Spring Song" is indeed about the countryside of "the nation"? Might it not be set in Scotland? (The National Trust's website only refers to England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and I was under the impression that Scotland has its own National Trust.)<br /><br />Signed, Ignorant American. <br /><br />I wish to state that I have nothing against Scotland or the Scots, and the Scots have indeed written many beautiful poems about their land. As Doctor Johnson wrote: "A tree might be a show in Scotland as a horse in Venice. At St. Andrews Mr. Boswell found only one, and recommended it to my notice."Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798741819621608096.post-21678655567143200462010-08-23T13:33:46.953+01:002010-08-23T13:33:46.953+01:00How about,
The hen is a noble beast,
The cow is m...How about,<br /><br />The hen is a noble beast,<br />The cow is much forlorner.<br />Standing in the pouring rain,<br />A leg on every corner.<br /><br />Spike?<br /><br />She doesn't want to ''play the same old records'', Nige, and I see her point. The countryside ain't what it was.Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.com