“You say reserve and modesty he has,
Whose heart is iron, his head wood, and his face brass.
The fox, the owl, the spider, and the bat,
By sweet reserve and modesty grow fat.”
(William Blake, 1757 – 1827)
John Lentell
24th August, 1970
Month: April 2013
Wednesday’s Piece
“Ronald said he was not prepared to give any undertaking not to see Mrs. A…. ‘I am prepared to marry her if she is willing,’ he declared. The chairman: ‘Then you will be remanded for a medical report.’ ”
John Lentell
23rd Augsut, 1970
Monday’s Piece
“And sigh that only one thing has been lent
To youth and age in common – discontent.”
(From Youth’s Agitations, poem, by Matthew Arnold, 1822 – 1888)
John Lentell
20th August, 1970
Lentell Soup 