Gour

Thursday’s Piece

“Billy, in one of his nice new sashes,

Fell in the fire and was burnt to ashes;

Now, although the room grows chilly,

I haven’t the heart to poke poor Billy.”

(Ruthless Rhymes – Harry Graham, 1874 – 1936)

John Lentell

September 18th, 1968

Gour

Sunday’s Piece

“The newspapers! Sir, they are the most villainous – licentious – abominable – infernal – Not that I ever read them – no – I make it a rule never to look into a newspaper.”

(Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1751 – 1816)

John Lentell

September 14th, 1968

Gour

Tuesday’s Piece

“Religious doctrines had taken no hold on Hetty’s mind; she was one of those numerous people who have had godfathers and godmothers, learned their catechisms, been confirmed and gone to church every Sunday, and yet, for any practical result of strength in life, or trust in death, have never appreciated a single Christian idea or Christian feeling.”

(George Eliot on Hetty Sorrel in the novel Adam Bede)

John Lentell

September 8th, 1968

Gour

Wednesday’s Piece

“Yen mentioned your name as if I should recognise it, but beyond the obvious facts that you are a bachelor, a solicitor, a Freemason and an asthmatic, I know nothing whatever about you.”

(Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859 – 1930)

John Lentell

September 2nd, 1968

Gour

Tuesday’s Piece

“The words used most in religion are those whose genuine meaning is almost completely lost and whose impact on the human mind is almost negligible. Such words must be reborn, or thrown away if this is not possible.”

(Paul Tillich, 1886 – 1965)

John Lentell

September 1st, 1968

Gour

Monday’s Piece

“I wish I loved the Human Race;

I wish I loved its silly face;

I wish I liked the way it walks;

I wish I liked the way it talks;

And when I’m introduced to one

I wish I thought What Jolly Fun!”

(Sir Walter Raleigh, 1552 – 1618)

John Lentell

August 31st, 1968