Lawrence Hall
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LogoSophia Magazine – A Pilgrim’s Journal of Life, Literature and Love
Fellowship & Fairydust (fellowshipandfairydust.com)
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com
The Decline of the British Empire
Whatever happens
We have got
Shakespeare and Milton
And they have not
But this is what
They have got:
A strong economy
And we have not
(Based on a bit of 19th century triumphalist doggerel, attributed to Hilaire Belloc and others, about the Maxim gun. And let The People shout, “Decolonize these lines!”)
Dec 12, 2022
Dec 12, 2022 at 7:56 AM UTC
Lawrence Hall
[email protected]
LogoSophia Magazine – A Pilgrim’s Journal of Life, Literature and Love
Fellowship & Fairydust (fellowshipandfairydust.com)
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com
The Decline of the British Empire
Whatever happens
We have got
Shakespeare and Milton
And they have not
But this is what
They have got:
A strong economy
And we have not
(Based on a bit of 19th century triumphalist doggerel, attributed to Hilaire Belloc and others, about the Maxim gun. And let The People shout, “Decolonize these lines!”)